The Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA), has launched an action plan aimed at curbing child labour and child trafficking in the fishing industry in Elmina. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) sponsored campaign, seeks to tackle the root causes of poverty among fishermen and fishmongers, on the premise that poverty is … 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
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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commissioned an earth observation data receiving satellite in Accra as part of measures to ensure sustainable use of fisheries resources in the sub-region. It will also be used to collect and provide fishermen with information to ensure their safety while at sea. The commissioning of the … Read more