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Fishermen's migrations in West Africa







Fishermen's migrations in West Africa (English, French) Haakonsen, J.M. (ed.), Diaw, M.C. (ed.) Cotonou (Benin),Apr 1991,317 p.


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    With financial assistance from Denmark and in collaboration with the Republic of Benin, the Fisheries Department of FAO is implementing in West Africa a programme of small scale fisheries development, commonly called the IDAF Project. This programme is based upon an integrated approach involving production, processing and marketing of fish, and related activities, it also involves an active participation of the target fishing communities.
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    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.
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    Report of the Pilot Workshop on the Application of Biotelemetry to Fish Studies for the Management of Inland Fisheries in West Africa. Sélingué, Mali, 29 January - 10 February 2001. 2002
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    The Pilot Workshop on the Application of Biotelemetry to Fish Studies for the Management of Inland Fisheries in West Africa was held on the premises of the Office for Rural Development of Slingu (ODRS) in Slingu, Mali, from 29 January to 10 February 2001. The workshop was organized by the Institute of Research for Development (IRD, France), and in particular by its Bamako-based centre, in cooperation with the Institute of Rural Economy of Mali (IER) and the Office for Rural Development of Slingu , with the support of the University of Lige (Belgium) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The participants came from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Mali. The aim of the workshop was to improve understanding of, and disseminate, biotelemetry, which is a very useful tool for the collection of the more precise information essential for improved sustainable management of aquatic resources.

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