The African Union Policy Framework and Reform Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa prioritizes fish trade and aims to promote responsible and equitable fish trade. In response, this European Union-funded project supports the development of intra-regional fish trade in Africa by conducting research and generating data that informs crucial policy decisions.
FishTrade aims to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in Africa by enhancing the capacities of regional and Pan-African organizations to support their member states to better integrate intra-regional fish trade into their food security policy agendas.
FishTrade for a Better Future will focus on four main trade corridors in South, East, Central and West Africa encompassing 21 countries.
FishTrade will deliver the following:
- Information on the structure, products and value of intra-regional fish trade in Sub-Saharan Africa which will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders through the African Fisheries Reform Mechanism (AFRM) and other appropriate channels.
- A set of recommendations on policies, certification procedures, standards and regulations.
- Increased capacities for trade among private sector associations, in particular women fish processors and traders and aquaculture producers, to make better use of expanding trade opportunities through competitive small and medium scale enterprises
- Adoption and implementation of appropriate policies, certification procedures, standards and regulations by key stakeholders participating in intra-regional trade in the four selected corridors in Sub-Saharan Africa
FishTrade in the News
- Zambia's unorthodox fishermen catch the rising tide
- Initiative to boost fish trade between Kenya and Uganda launched in Busia
- FishTrade improves food security
- African countries told to embrace regional fish trade
- Why intra-trade holds key to regional growth
- Remove barriers that hinder cross border trade in East Africa
- Kenya and Uganda partner in cross-border fish trade
Partners
Donor
Fish Trade - Annex Reports
Policy Reports
- Annex 1 Ayilu_Policy Brief_2016-Cross-border trade in West Africa
- Annex 18a Policy Brief_Role of intra regional fish trade_economic & social developement in Africa
- Annex 18b_ Gender & Youth Dimensions in Regional Cross Fish Trade_Policy Brief 3 Final
- Annex 18b_Informal Cross border trade_Policy Brief 2 Final
- Annex 18c_ Legal Framework_Policy Brief 4 final
Position Papers
- Annex 5 Informal Fish Trade in Mozambique
- Annex 9 The Value Chain Analysis of Domestic and Cross Border Fish Trade in Cameroon
- Annex 14 Cheikh Anta Diop University & WorldFish
- Annex 19 Trade and Investment in Fish Products between South Africa
- Annex 30 Quality Attributes and Drying Rate of Silver Cyprinids
- Annex 33 Analysis of European Union Standards and Regulations on Ghanaian Fish Exports
- Annex 36 Cointegration and seasonality in Ghana's artisanal fish trading industry
- Annex 43 Changes in Nutritional Quality & Microbial safety of dried silver cyprinid
- Annex 45 Risk Assessment_Fish diseases and parasites and capacity building in the Eastern corridor
- Annex 46 Tilapia Disease Survey in Zambia
- Annex 47 Strategies to improve dagaa from lake victoria
Scientific Publications
- Annex 6 Informal Cross Border Fish Trade n Southern Africa
- Annex 13 Determinants of Trade Flows in Africa_Boniface et al
- Annex 17 Economic Analysis of cross border Fish Trade at Busia border
Thesis
- Annex 2 Assessment of Fish Trade in Lake Kainji Inland fisheries and States along NigeriaNiger Border
- Annex 3 Value Chain Analysis of Fish Trade Along Nigeria_Benin Border
- Annex 4 Fish Trade Market Structures along Nigeria_Cameroon_Chad Border
- Annex 11 Economic Analaysis of Fish Cross Border Trade at Busia_Thesis
- Annex 20 Women participation in fish value chains in Malawi
- Annex 7 Trade of Fish imported from Sub Saharan Africa in Cape Town Business District
- Annex 8 Intra regional Fish Trade in the SADC region_Thesis
- Annex 41 Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerabilities & Strategies of Women Fish processors
- Annex 51 Profitability of Microthrissa Moeruensis Fish Trade in Zambia
- >Annex 53 Determinants of Fish Trade & Benefits of Economic Integration
- >Annex 54 Geo Spatial Analysis of Fish Trade Routes
Training Manuals
- Annex 23 Guidelines for Orientation and Training on Standards - Fisheries & Aquaculture Managers Module
- Annex 24 Guidelines for Orientation and Training on Standards - Compliance Assessment for Cross-Border Trade
- Annex 25 Guidelines for Orientation and Training on Standards - Policy Makers Module
- Annex 26 Guidelines for Orientation and Training on Standards - Processors and Traders Module
- Annex 27 Guidelines for Orientation and Training on Standards - University Students Module
- Annex 28 Guidelines for Orientation and Training on Standards to Non-Standards Experts
- Annex 29 Piloting ARS AES 2-2014 Eco-Labelling Certification as a Test Model for Trade-For-Sustainability
- Annex 49 FishTrade ME framework
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