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Lessons learned from training artisanal fishermen in West Africa









J. Gallene (ed.); Lessons Learned from Training Artisanal Fishermen in West Africa. Programme 1997 for the Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa, Cotonou, Benin. 92p., IDAF/WP/98


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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 up-. grade incomes and the quality of life through technical assistance and the active participation of fisher folk and the community.
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