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Report of the Stakeholder Meeting to Present and Discuss the FAO Study Report on Cross-border Trade in Artisanal Smoked Fish in West Africa | Rapport de la Réunion des parties prenantes pour présenter et discuter le rapport d’étude de la FAO sur le commerce transfrontalier du poisson fumé artisanal en Afrique de l’Ouest

Lomé, Togo, 30–31 May 2023 | Lomé (Togo), 30-31 mai 2023

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Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 52 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical report

ISBN 978-92-5-139377-2

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

Series number No. 1443

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3278b

Synopsis (short abstract) The Stakeholder Meeting to Present and Discuss the FAO Study Report on Cross-Border Trade in Artisanal Smoked Fish in West Africa was jointly organized by the Value Chain Development Team (NFIMV) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the FAO Representation in Togo (FAOTG). The Meeting aimed to share, discuss and validate the results of this study report, and to gather further recommendations from the various stakeholders. It also paved the way for the development of a strategic plan to guide the way forward in improving cross-border trade in smoked fish and strengthening trade integration in the subregion in light of the recommendations made and the opportunities offered by regional fish trade, in particular the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The meeting included a session of ten thematic presentations, group sessions on key policy recommendations, as well as concluding remarks and next steps. It was attended by 27 representatives of fisheries ministries, fish processors and traders from the five countries concerned (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo), and FAO representatives.La réunion des parties prenantes pour présenter et discuter le rapport d’étude de la FAO sur le commerce transfrontalier du poisson fumé artisanal en Afrique de l’Ouest a été organisée conjointement par l’équipe de développement de la chaîne de valeur (NFIMV) de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et le bureau-pays de la FAO au Togo (FAOTG). La réunion visait à partager, discuter et valider les résultats de ce rapport d’étude, et à recueillir de plus amples recommandations de la part des différentes parties prenantes. Elle a également ouvert la voie à l’élaboration d’un plan stratégique visant à améliorer le commerce transfrontalier du poisson fumé et à renforcer l’intégration commerciale dans la sous-région à la lumière des recommandations formulées et des opportunités offertes par le commerce régional du poisson, en particulier la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf). La réunion comprenait une session de dix présentations thématiques, des sessions de groupe sur les principales recommandations politiques, ainsi que des remarques finales et les prochaines étapes. Y ont participé 27 représentants des ministères de la pêche, des transformateurs/transformatrices et des commerçant(e)s de poisson des cinq pays concernés (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana et Togo), ainsi que des représentants de la FAO.

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FAO. 2024. Report of the Stakeholder Meeting to Present and Discuss the FAO Study Report on Cross-Border Trade in Artisanal Smoked Fish inWest Africa. Lomé, Togo, 30–31 May 2023 | Rapport de la Réunion des parties prenantes pour présenter et discuter le rapport d’étude de la FAOsur le commerce transfrontalier du poisson fumé artisanal en Afrique de l’Ouest. Lomé (Togo), 30-31 mai 2023. FAO Fisheries and AquacultureReport, No. 1443. FAO, Rapport sur les pêches et l’aquaculture n° 1443. Rome. 


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