Support to small scale fisheries in Kenya: fish training videos

 23-24 January 2014. Entebbe, Uganda. SmartFish Trade Event 2014. Under the framework of the European Union (EU) funded SmartFish programme, FAO is now aiming to carry out direct actions to address the root causes of the losses through provision of trainings and awareness activities.

Fish traders from the Eastern, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) region met in Entebbe, Uganda.
The one hundred delegates come from 13 countries - Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe to attend the SmartFish Trade Event 2014. The event is being hosted by Uganda and was officially opened by the Minister of Agriculture, Animal, Industry and Fisheries and the European Union.

The participants have gone through the Smartfish programme which demonstrated how it is possible to achieve self sustainability in both providing for their livelihood and feeding the region.

The trainings are taken to specific fishing communities in the Smartfish region. Individuals are identified from records in ministries and co-operative societies.

“The FAO component on Food Security through SmartFish has launched a new video-training packages to teach small scale fisheries operators in Kenya on the importance of hygiene and quality in the small scale fisheries for better quality and business,” says Davide Signa, the FAO Expert on Food Security. 

According to FAO research, demand for fisheries products is expected to rise in the future. Based on current demand, another 27 million tonnes of fish would be needed to maintain the present level of per capita consumption in 2030.

Smartfish has endeavoured to bring together fish dealers and encourage the trade, which is shunned by many especially because of the numerous activities involved from fishing to getting the product to the market.

“The SmartFish Trade Event is providing a productive forum for regional producers

and traders to see what others are doing in terms of value-addition, packaging and labelling, product development and also the various challenges for specific markets and products” said Chris Short, Fish Trade Specialist for the SmartFish Programme.

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