Fish processors and traders in the Western Region, have been called upon to adopt hygienic smoking and processing methods, so as to add value to the fish they produce. They have therefore been advised to use the “smokeless oven” for fish processing in order to safeguard their health and that of fish consumers. The smokeless … Read more
The European Union (EU) has committed more than two million Euros to the implementation of a four-year sustainable Fisheries Resources Development Programme. Dubbed “far ban bo” (protecting fisherfolks’ livelihoods), the programme is being implemented by a consortium of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) including Care International, Friends of the Nation (FON) and Oxfam in collaboration with the … Read more
One District, One Factory project needs public support One of the major promises made by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its manifesto for the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections was the establishment of factories in all the 216 districts across the country. The idea behind the promise, dubbed: ‘One District, One Factory’, is to … Read more
A four-year project which will enhance fisheries sector governance dubbed “Far Ban Bo” [Protecting Fisheries Livelihoods], has been launched by Care Ghana, Oxfam, and Friends of the Nation in Takoradi. The project, which is funded by the European Union will be completed in 2021. When completed in 2021, it is expected to address key issues affecting … Read more
The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US government funded food security project, which seeks to rebuild Ghana’s marine fish stock, has signed a partnership agreement with the Fisheries Commission and mobile network operator, Tigo. The ‘Tigo Fishers Network’ is an initiative facilitated by the USAID Fisheries project in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission … Read more
The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US government funded food security project, which seeks to rebuild Ghana’s marine fish stock, has signed a partnership agreement with the Fisheries Commission and mobile network operator, Tigo. The ‘Tigo Fishers Network’ is an initiative facilitated by the USAID Fisheries project in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission … Read more
A letter of collaboration covering the “Tigo Fishers Network Initiative,” a project aimed at providing fisher folk with tailored mobile solutions using Tigo platform, had been signed in Accra. The USAID’s Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a US Government funded food security project which seeks to rebuild Ghana’s marine fish stock, on Friday signed … Read more
The government is in the process of rewriting the Fisheries Act, 2002 to address key challenges in the country’s fishing industry. A draft policy is currently before the Attorney-General’s (A-G’s) Department awaiting approval for the development of the new policy instrument to tackle the gaps in the present act. The new bill, when passed into … Read more
The Fisheries and Aquaculture minister-designate, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, has promised to protect the country’s territorial waters from illegal fishing including light fishing. According to her, the ministry would resource the Ghana Navy with patrol boats to “intensify patrols in our water to check light fishing.” Illegal fishing cost Ghana over 100 million Euros in … Read more
Large quantities of unwholesome tilapia were yesterday destroyed at the Kpone dumping site in Tema. The 1,300 cartons of frozen tilapia, each weighing 10 kilogrammes, were impounded at the Trust Link Cold Store by a team led by the National Coordinator of the Fisheries Enforcement Unit (FEU), Capt. Emmanuel Kwafo. Other members were personnel from … Read more
The issue of a device to instantly determine chemicals contamination has become sensitive in the country, especially given the fact that majority of fishes arrive at shore harvested through unapproved means. Fish processors and fishermen alike definitely wholeheartedly welcome an initiative that can help identify these once brought to shore. The minister in charge of … Read more
The country is indeed blessed with abundant natural resources, yet one that is unduly exploited is oyster. Given its vast benefits and accessibility in the country, one keeps wondering the challenges that confronts the business to realise its full potential-providing nutrition and livelihood to people and women respectively. Oysters have very high essential vitamins and … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has raised red flag over the increasing deaths of whales along the coast, saying Ghana risks oil sanctions if adequate measures are not instituted to curb the trend. It said there has been a remarkable increase in the incidence of the beaching of whales and dolphins on the coast of … Read more