achieving sustainable growth through the caadp dr sloans chimatiro nepad fisheries adviser fanrpan...
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Achieving sustainable growth through the CAADP
Dr Sloans Chimatiro
NEPAD Fisheries Adviser
FANRPAN Stakeholders Planning Workshop, Johannesburg 2-4May 2007
NEPAD FISH: Integrating fisheries and aquaculture in agricultural development
the Southern African Region
Importance of fish to AfricaA) Inland fisheriesAfrica-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 actionA) 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
• 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
NEPAD FISH: Collaboration to achieve this potential
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; high-value 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 Fisheries
Pillar 3 food security
fish provide vital nutrients for 200 million Africans; but per capita supply declining (below 7.6kg)
Pillar 4 research and technology dissemination
Regional technology transfer; significant scope for increasing productivity; risk management
Tools for integrated water management; harvesting and post-harvest technologies; economic valuation
• 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
NEPAD FISH: Priorities in 2007
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: • Review policy, regulatory and legal frameworks with a view to support
private sector opportunities, in particular for small and medium-scale enterprises
• Assess competitive advantage of different African environments and product ranges
• Identify policy needs and institutional linkages with environmental, water and related sectors at national level
• 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
• 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:• Develop policy frameworks which support and protect the comparative economic
and social advantages of small-scale inland and coastal fisheries
• 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
• Develop a more enabling and stimulating institutional environment to strengthen regional fish trade and ensure a fair redistribution of these trade benefits
• Design policy frameworks that support investment by Africans in the processing and trade of Africa’s fish products
• Reform policies and regulations to encourage formalization of informal regional trade
• Assess the longer-term trends and current structure of domestic supply and demand, including urban demand, product range and price elasticity
• 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