African Fisheries and Aquaculture – experiences from the NEPAD-FAO Fish Programme
19 Jun 2014 | by fao.org
African fisheries and aquaculture can benefit from shared best practices and experiences as well as increased coordination between partners and initiatives. This was the core of discussions held last week at a side event during the 31st Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries. Over 100 participants attended the meeting which featured presentations spanning activities undertaken in Lake Chad countries to innovative fish processing techniques.
The side event on African Fisheries and Aquaculture – experiences from the NEPAD-FAO Fish Programme (NFFP), and beyond, which took place during the 31st Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries, was attended by over a hundred participants and covered a broad range of topics. Dr. Sloans Chimatiro from the NEPAD Agency chaired the event, and in his remarks underscored the importance of the NFFP in helping the NEPAD Agency create a strong platform for coherence, complementary to the International Partnership for African Fisheries Governance and Trade (PAF) which was funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
