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Note from the editor
Over 90 percent of small-scale fishers (SSF) and aquaculture farmers who live in developing countries are often fully dependent on the sector for their livelihoods. SSFs are generally profitable and key to the environmental, economic, and social well- being of many coastal and inland communities, yet access to financial services is still a challenge as compared to small-holding agriculture farming communities.
This month, the Global Network for capacity building to increase access of small-scale fisheries to financial services (CAFI-SSF Network) organized the first virtual talk series webinar on 8 April 2021 “Guidelines for microfinance and credit services in support of small-scale fisheries”. The webinar had eminent speakers experienced in microfinance, credit and investment across sectors. The webinar discussed Blue Finance for SSF and the importance of finance for SSF, and the entry and leverage points for financial institutions to provide services. For more details of the webinar, please find the press coverage and recording here. The CAFI-SSF Network plans to organize more of these thematic talk series during the year, please check back for updates under our webinar section.
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