SWIOFC-Secretariat

🌿Empowering Women through Horticulture! @FAO, in partnership with @UNFPA, and in support to the #GoM, is equipping women and adolescent girls in Manhiça with sustainable agricultural skills to boost livelihoods and food security. #EmpowerWomen #FoodSecurity #UN80

Implementation of the @UNBiodiversity and the enhancement of cropping system productivity are mutually reinforcing 🌍 #KMGBF Check the key messages from the official opening @environmentza @FAO @UNEP @commonwealthsec Regional dialogue #NBSAP2025 📲bit.ly/44Mfy2A

📍JHB 🇿🇦 With @FAO, @BMLEH_Bund & @CooperacionESP support, MPs from Southern Africa launch the @sadcpf Alliance on #AgrifoodSystems, Food Security & Nutrition. They commit to stronger #RightToFood laws ahead of the 2026 Global Parliamentary Summit. 🔗 bit.ly/4eY57vA

The Scientific Committee of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission is holding its 12th Session in Antananarivo, Madagascar🇲🇬, from 21 to 25 July 2025 reinforcing regional DATA, EVIDENCE & informed fisheries MANAGEMENT. #SWIOFC #SustainableFisheries #SWIOFish5 #FAO

🚨Happening Now! High-Level Inter-regional Knowledge Exchange on One Country One Priority Product #OCOP Models. Ministers from 5 @faosfsafrica countries 🇱🇸 🇲🇼🇲🇿🇿🇲🇿🇼 to share national perspectives on promoting the #4Betters through the OCOP initiative. ▶️ bit.ly/4kVie2l

Last week, #MAAP and #AMOCAFE launched ExpoCafé 🌱 Mozambique 2025, and @FAO was proud to participate in the organization and join a panel on global coffee market trends. ☕🌍 #ExpoCafé2025 #Coffee #Agriculture #FAOMozambique #UNIDO

🎉 Yesterday we celebrated 80 years of @FAO! Eight decades of action to end hunger and transform agrifood systems — possible thanks to the strong support of the #GoM & #DevelopmentPartners. Together for people, partnerships, and progress. 🌾🌍 #FAO80 #FoodForAll #ZeroHunger

🇱🇸Lesotho has been removed from the list of countries with acute food insecurity 👏 Read @FAOLesotho rep @PatriceTalla’s op-ed. Full report 👉 fightfoodcrises.net/sites/default/…

A national workshop on OECMs is taking place in Maputo 🇲🇿 with @FAO support. Over 2 days, experts from govt, NGOs & partners discussed the concept, criteria & recognition process for fisheries-related OECMs in Mozambique to support @UNBiodiversity’s 30x30 target. #OECM #30x30.

🧠@FAOAfrica new #Resilience #Community_of_Practice is connecting African country teams🌍to share solutions, scale local good practices into evidence-based resilience programming @PatriceTalla👉Field knowledge is now driving regional impact Read more📲bit.ly/3Ibnh0z

SWIO Tuna! 🐟🌍Today in Mauritius🇲🇺, #SWIOFC countries meet to join forces and coordinate action for the sustainable management of tuna fisheries at the 13th WPCCTF for the benefit of SWIO livelihoods. Thanks to the Government of 🇲🇺 and SWIOFC partners for supporting this event.

🌱BREAKING THE CYCLE Farmers, herders & fishers in northern 🇲🇿 are rebuilding their lives in face of conflict & cyclones—with courage, and with support from the Government & FAO. Meet Mário, Emilio & Helena in our new feature: 🔗openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.… #CycloneChido

Regional fisheries and Maritime security organizations and other initiatives gather in Mauritius 🇲🇺 to harmonize interventions to address IUU Fishing, through strengthening the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance systems. #SWIOFC, #MTC.

PRESS RELEASE Biodiversity, Agriculture, Unity @SADC_News and @jumuiya Join Forces to Accelerate Biodiversity Action under the Global Framework 📰bit.ly/3H0RJKi Cross-country learning, south-south cooperation, scalable, science-based, and inclusive solutions #NBSAP2025

At the Regional Biodiversity Dialogue, @FAO @PatriceTalla highlights collaboration with @SADC_News & @jumuiya to mainstream biodiversity into agriculture, from grassroots to policy This is key to #NBSAP2025 targets & resilient @FoodSystems 🌱🥣 ▶️Watch now #biodiversity #action

To support sustainable fishing in Machanga (Sofala), 19 outboard engines & 46 fish processing kits were delivered by the Government of 🇲🇿 (MAAP) & @FAOMozambique, under the Sweden-funded SWIOFC-NC PP2 project. Stronger communities, healthier oceans. 🌊🇸🇪 #BlueEconomy #Fisheries

@FAO @yurdi_yasmi The dual imperative of increased food production and biodiversity conservation is achievable 📽️bit.ly/3H05ucp @UNBiodiversity @SchomakerAstrid Transparency, robust monitoring and shared learning are key 📽️bit.ly/3Fdn8c8 Opening of #NBSAP2025

📢 Regional workshop on Regional & National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans #NBSAP2025 kicks off today in Cape Town 🇿🇦 @SADC_News & @jumuiya countries, partners, experts 🌍are together to accelerate action for biodiversity under the #KMGBF Conservation 🤝 Productivity

The MCS experts in the SWIO region gather in Dar Es Salaam, 🇹🇿 to revive the implementation of the Minimum Terms and Conditions (MTC) guidelines to grant fishing access in the SWIOFC for foreign fleets.

2 transboundary projects 🇲🇿🇿🇼 are officially launched today 🌳🍲👩‍🌾 Zim-Moza Miombo Woodlands & Agricultural value chain and Trade development projects are funded by @aics_it 🇮🇹 and coordinated by @FAO🇺🇳 This invest of total EUR 9 million reflects 🔁🏞️🍽️ regional commitment🤝