Transcript Improving fisheries and aquaculture in the COMESA region

NEPAD FISH: Integrating fisheries and
aquaculture in agricultural development
the Southern African Region
Achieving sustainable growth through the CAADP
Dr Sloans Chimatiro
NEPAD Fisheries Adviser
FANRPAN Stakeholders Planning Workshop, Johannesburg 2-4May
2007
Importance of fish to Africa
A) Inland fisheries
Africa-wide: 2.4 million tons; $ 2.1 billion annually
B) Marine fisheries:
Volume and value of production:
Africa-wide: 4.7 million tons; over $ 7 billion annually
C) Aquaculture :
Africa-wide: 0.6 million tons; over $ 800 million annually
Egypt contributes over 80% of this production
Challenges and need for action
A) Challenges
• exploitation of natural fish stocks is reaching limits
• aquaculture production has not yet fulfilled its potential.
B) Action needed
(i) improve the management of natural fish stocks,
(ii) develop aquaculture production, and
(iii)enhance fish trade in domestic, regional and global markets
NEPAD FISH: Collaboration to
achieve this potential
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Africa-wide research and development program within CAADP
Partners: AU/NEPAD, FARA, WorldFish Center
Purpose: to increase investments in African fisheries and
aquaculture in support of the CAADP objectives
Framework: AU/NEPAD Action Plan for the Development of
African Fisheries and Aquaculture
Timetable: launched in 2006 in follow-up to the Abuja Fish for All
Summit
Implementation: through specific technical programs in
collaboration with main stakeholder groups
Fisheries and aquaculture – contributing to CAADP goals
Aquaculture
Fisheries
Pillar 1 water
management
Improved water
management/productivity
at farm and community
level; further scope for
integration with irrigation,
crops, livestock
Increased value of water
resources; integrated
management of
freshwater and coastal
resources
Pillar 2 markets
and trade
Local market access for
small-scale farmers;
urban and regional
markets growing; highvalue export products
Fish trade opening rural
areas for commerce;
extensive regional and
global trade in fish
products
Fisheries and aquaculture – contributing to CAADP goals
Aquaculture
Pillar 3 food
security
Fisheries
fish provide vital nutrients for 200 million Africans; but
per capita supply declining (below 7.6kg)
Pillar 4 research Regional technology
and technology transfer; significant
dissemination
scope for increasing
productivity; risk
management
Tools for integrated water
management; harvesting
and post-harvest
technologies; economic
valuation
NEPAD FISH: Priorities in 2007
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Developing specific programs at REC and national
levels, as part of CAADP Compacts
Resource mobilisation for Africa-wide programs in (i)
research, (ii) capacity building and (iii) policy
development, in order to achieve 3 priorities:
1. Accelerate sustainable aquaculture growth
2. Increase the value of small-scale fisheries
3. Increase benefits from markets and trade
Priority 1: Sustainable aquaculture growth
Targets by 2015:
• increase regional production by 10-20% annually, more in key
countries;
• Small-scale producers increase farm incomes by at least 100%;
• an additional 300,000 tons through SME commercial production;
• stimulate private sector investment of $150m annually;
• value addition and service sectors adding at least 50% to
employment and 100% to first sale value
Priority 1: Sustainable aquaculture growth
Policy strategies:
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Review policy, regulatory and legal frameworks with a view to support
private sector opportunities, in particular for small and medium-scale
enterprises
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Assess competitive advantage of different African environments and
product ranges
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Identify policy needs and institutional linkages with environmental, water
and related sectors at national level
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Establish a regional network of aquaculture policy practitioners to
accelerate the development of aquaculture strategies and their integration
into wider economic strategies at national level
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Assess and document the nutrition benefits of common fish consumption
among vulnerable populations, including women, children and people
affected by HIV and AIDS
Priority 2: Increasing the value of small-scale
(inland) fisheries
Targets by 2015:
• increase product value by at least 100% in key inland fisheries;
• reduce post-harvest losses by 50%;
• management plans agreed for the region’s main transboundary
inland fisheries;
• proven models for enhancing fish production in small water
bodies by at least 25%
Transboundary fisheries: Lake Malawi. Pix by S. Chimatiro
Priority 2. Increasing the value of small-scale
(inland) fisheries
Policy strategies:
• Build capacity of key stakeholders at all levels to engage effectively in
improved governance arrangements for fisheries
• Build capacity of planners and managers at national and local levels to
integrate fisheries priorities into integrated water resource planning and
management
• Support regional and basin-wide fisheries bodies to formulate
compatible legislative frameworks to manage shared fisheries
resources
• Identify and communicate policies that indicate the real contribution of
fisheries to regional, national and local food security
• Sustainable approaches to reduce HIV/AIDS risks for mobile fishers
and fish traders including r women engaged in fish processing and
trade
Priority 3: Strengthen intra-regional trade in fish
and fish products
Target:
• product value in intra-regional trade routes increased by at least 50%;
• at least 75% of participating women-headed enterprises increase
their income;
• Increased investments in product safety and application of regional
standards in all main supply chains;
• Policy and regulatory instruments reviewed in the region’s main
market chains.
Priority 3: Strengthen intra-regional trade in fish
and fish products
Policy strategies:
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Develop policy frameworks which support and protect the comparative economic
and social advantages of small-scale inland and coastal fisheries
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Strengthen collective negotiation power through a harmonization of African
positions in global trade negotiation fora such as WTO, EPAs on issues pertaining
to SPS, TBT
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Develop a more enabling and stimulating institutional environment to strengthen
regional fish trade and ensure a fair redistribution of these trade benefits
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Design policy frameworks that support investment by Africans in the processing
and trade of Africa’s fish products
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Reform policies and regulations to encourage formalization of informal regional
trade
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Assess the longer-term trends and current structure of domestic supply and
demand, including urban demand, product range and price elasticity
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Review policy, regulatory and legal frameworks with a view to further strengthen
opportunities for women in small and medium-scale enterprises
Conclusion
Overall objective: To increase the development
value of fisheries and aquaculture
• Policy reform to guide development investments
using fish as vehicle for development objectives
• New approach: ‘Production +’ : comprehensive
economic value chain, including environmental,
human health, social development value
Malawi women fish farmers. Pix by S. Chimatiro