Professional associations and advanced susu schemes in Ghanaian artisanal fisheries: their role as intermediary organizations between banking institutions and fisheries operators

Verstralen K.M.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Professional associations and advanced susu schemes in Ghanaian artisanal fisheries: their role as intermediary organizations between banking institutions and fisheries operators

Year of publication 1998

Pages 43

Author Verstralen K.M.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number No.132

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) Development strategy during the 1960 and 1970s was based on the philosophy that developing countries lacked improved technology and capital fur speeding up their development: Endustrialization was promoted in orderto capitalize on the abundant fish resources, However, the anticipated expansion ofthe economy did not happen and the development approach shifted towards ari 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 risherfolk and the community

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Verstralen K.M., - Professional Associations and Advanced Susu Schemes in Ghanaian Artisanal 1998 Fisheries: Their Role as Intermediary Organizations between Banking Institutions and Fisheries Operators. Programme for the Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa (IDAF), Cotonou, Benin, 27 pp. plus annexes, JIDAF/WP/132.

Language English