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Improving Capacity for Sustainable Fisheries Management in Eritrea - GCP/ERI/020/IFA

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The Fisheries Resources Management Programme (FReMP) was implemented by the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR), Eritrea, and a National Programme Coordinating Office, initiated in 2017, as a continuation of the Fisheries Development Project (FDP). Both the initial FDP and the subsequent FReMP were financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Despite the availability of funding, the implementation rate of the programmes had been slow due to capacity challenges at the Ministry. This was observed particularly in relation to the more complex issues and processes required within the implementation of the programme. This IFAD-funded project aimed to further support the implementation of the FReMP by the MMR, as well as to enhance the technical and institutional capacity of the MMR in areas such as fish stock assessment, aquaculture development, economic and cooperative development, and value chain management.

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