Short Courses on Small Scale Fisheries 2011
30 March 2011
INFOSA is proposing a short course to be conducted in collaboration with host country institutions. The course has been conducted successfully in Namibia on a pilot basis in 2010.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
The course is in line with INFOSA’s objectives of improving the status of small scale fisheries, by ensuring access to knowledge and skills for better marketing practices, reduction of post harvest loses for improved fish trade gains and the sustainability of fisheries SMEs at large. The specific objectives of the courses include:
- Better marketing strategies and market access tools for fish products at community level;
- Better understanding of the nutritional/health benefits of eating fish;
- Better understanding of basic principles and practices in the whole value chain of small scale fisheries (from catch to market);
- Better understanding of other post harvest applications including fish handling and processing practices, fish preservation methods etc;
- Better understanding of communities role in small scale fisheries management and conservation;
- Better business management skills, tailor made for fisheries SMEs;
- Record keeping and management (at fisheries SME level);
- Basic life skills
