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Book (stand-alone)Lessons learned from training artisanal fishermen in West Africa 1997
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Development strategy during the 1960 and 1970s was based on the philosophy that developing countries lacked improved technology and capital for speeding up their development.' Industrialization was promoted in order to capitalize on the abundant fish resources. However, the anticipated expansion of the economy did not happen and the development approach shifted towards an integrated rural strategy where emphasis is put on the community as a whole to upgrade incomes and the quality of lif e through technical assistance and the active participation of fisher folk and the community. -
ProjectTen Years of Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa (Origin, Evolution and Lessons Learned) 1993
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No results found.The Programme for Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa (IDAF) was initiated in 1983 with the financial assistance of DANIDA (The Kingdom of Denmark) and NORAD (Norway) to help some 20 coastal states from Mauritania to Angola which wish to develop and manage their artisanal fisheries through participatory and integrated approaches. Participatory and integrated approaches constitute a part of the Integrated Strategy for the Development of Small-Scale Fisheries adopted at th e World Conference on Fisheries Management and Development held in Rome in 1984. The adoption of the strategy reflected not just a recognition of the needs of the sector, but of its value in the production of protein food and the provision of employment. Hence, the implementation of the strategy, it was expected would help correct the neglect and misplaced policies by governments and international donor agencies towards the sector. These policies had characteristically favoured the industri al fisheries sector. Unfortunately attempts to industrialize fisheries did not positively contribute to the socio-economic development of the countries. To the contrary, the industrialization policy, which incidentally was not limited to the fisheries sector, resulted in weak growth in productivity, increased national debt, poor export performance, deteriorating social conditions and growing pressure on aquatic resources due to displacement of people from land. In addressing the particular needs of artisanal fisheries using the guiding principles of the Integrated Small-Scale Fisheries Development Strategy, the IDAF Programme works with and collaborates with a number of associated projects, research institutions and the Departments of Fisheries in the region. -
Book (series)Contribution of fisheries to national economies in West and Central Africa - SFLP
Policies to increase the wealth generated by small-scale fisheries
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The aim of this policy brief is to: Highlight the important role of the fisheries sector, and of small-scale fisheries in particular, in the economic and social development of West and Central Africa Stimulate the commitment of national policy decision-makers and their development partners to include small-scale fisheries in development policies Propose strategies that could increase the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty reduction and food security in the regio n
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