This paper examines the potential for improved environmental performance of smallholder aquaculture production through ‘beyond-farm’ governance. Smallholder aquaculture farmers face a range of systemic environmental risks related to disease and water quality that extend beyond the boundary of their farms. Yet most governance arrangements aimed at mitigating risks, such as certification, finance and insurance, are focused on the farm-level rather than the wider landscape within which farming takes place. In this paper we propose an integrated approach to area-based management of aquaculture risks that integrates collective action, risk assurance and transfer, and inclusive value chains. In doing so, we set a new research agenda for the integrated governance of mitigating production risks and producer vulnerability in global food production.

本文探讨了通过“超越农场”治理改善小农水产养殖生产的环境绩效的潜力。小农户水产养殖者面临着与疾病和水质有关的一系列系统性环境风险，这些风险已超出其养殖场的范围。但是，大多数旨在减轻风险的治理安排（例如认证，财务和保险）都侧重于农场一级，而不是耕种范围更广。在本文中，我们提出了一种基于区域的水产养殖风险管理的综合方法，该方法整合了集体行动，风险保证和转移以及包容性价值链。为此，我们为减轻全球食品生产中的生产风险和生产者脆弱性的综合治理制定了新的研究议程。