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| Title: | Obstacles To The Development Of Small Scale Fish Trade In West Africa |
| Authors: | Tall, A. |
| ASFA Terms: | Small scale fishing
Artisanal fishing |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2002 |
| Citation: | National Workshop On Links Between Artisanal Fisheries And World Markets, Gambia : Banjul, p. 1-18 |
| Abstract: | Background information is presented of the importance of the artisanal fisheries
sector in West Africa in terms of income and employment generation, foreign
exchange earning and as a major supplier of animal protein to low income urban
dwellers and the rural poor. Processing methodologies of smoking, salting/drying and
fermentation is still traditional although improved technologies are being introduced
and gradually adopted and coupled with a few semi-industrial processors to produce
a final product with preferred tastes and market preferences. West Africa artisanal
fisheries could benefit considerably from increased trade to the so called "ethnic
market" in Europe, USA and other developed countries. Some key trading routes
have been identified for the artisanal fishery products which represents 70 per cent of
fish consumed and traded in the region. Constraints to trade expansion in the
handling, processing, distribution and marketing chain of artisanal fisheries are
highlighted. Areas to improve the sector for a better trade in west Africa and the
global marketplace are suggested. Recommendations are given for possible
strengthening intra-regional trade and creating awareness of market opportunities in
the region and beyond. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/745 |
| Related document: | http://r0.unctad.org/infocomm/Diversification/nati... |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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