Achieving sustainable growth through the CAADP

Dr Sloans ChimatiroNEPAD Fisheries Adviser

FANRPAN Stakeholders Planning Workshop, Johannesburg 2-4May 2007

NEPAD FISH: Integrating fisheries and aquaculture in agricultural development

the Southern African Region

Importance of fish to AfricaA) Inland fisheriesAfrica-wide: 2.4 million tons; $ 2.1 billion annually

B) Marine fisheries: Volume and value of production:

Africa-wide: 4.7 million tons; over $ 7 billion annually C) Aquaculture : Africa-wide: 0.6 million tons; over $ 800 million annually Egypt contributes over 80% of this production

Challenges and need for actionA) Challenges• exploitation of natural fish stocks is reaching limits • aquaculture production has not yet fulfilled its potential.

B) Action needed (i) improve the management of natural fish stocks, (ii)develop aquaculture production, and (iii)enhance fish trade in domestic, regional and global markets

• Africa-wide research and development program within CAADP• Partners: AU/NEPAD, FARA, WorldFish Center • Purpose: to increase investments in African fisheries and

aquaculture in support of the CAADP objectives• Framework: AU/NEPAD Action Plan for the Development of

African Fisheries and Aquaculture• Timetable: launched in 2006 in follow-up to the Abuja Fish for All

Summit• Implementation: through specific technical programs in

collaboration with main stakeholder groups

NEPAD FISH: Collaboration to achieve this potential

Fisheries and aquaculture – contributing to CAADP goals

Aquaculture Fisheries

Pillar 1 water management

Improved water management/productivity at farm and community level; further scope for integration with irrigation, crops, livestock

Increased value of water resources; integrated management of freshwater and coastal resources

Pillar 2 markets and trade

Local market access for small-scale farmers; urban and regional markets growing; high-value export products

Fish trade opening rural areas for commerce; extensive regional and global trade in fish products

Fisheries and aquaculture – contributing to CAADP goals

Aquaculture Fisheries

Pillar 3 food security

fish provide vital nutrients for 200 million Africans; but per capita supply declining (below 7.6kg)

Pillar 4 research and technology dissemination

Regional technology transfer; significant scope for increasing productivity; risk management

Tools for integrated water management; harvesting and post-harvest technologies; economic valuation

• Developing specific programs at REC and national levels, as part of CAADP Compacts

• Resource mobilisation for Africa-wide programs in (i) research, (ii) capacity building and (iii) policy development, in order to achieve 3 priorities:

1. Accelerate sustainable aquaculture growth2. Increase the value of small-scale fisheries

3. Increase benefits from markets and trade

NEPAD FISH: Priorities in 2007

Priority 1: Sustainable aquaculture growthTargets by 2015: • increase regional production by 10-20% annually, more in key

countries;

• Small-scale producers increase farm incomes by at least 100%;

• an additional 300,000 tons through SME commercial production;

• stimulate private sector investment of $150m annually;

• value addition and service sectors adding at least 50% to employment and 100% to first sale value

Priority 1: Sustainable aquaculture growthPolicy strategies: • Review policy, regulatory and legal frameworks with a view to support

private sector opportunities, in particular for small and medium-scale enterprises

• Assess competitive advantage of different African environments and product ranges

• Identify policy needs and institutional linkages with environmental, water and related sectors at national level

• Establish a regional network of aquaculture policy practitioners to accelerate the development of aquaculture strategies and their integration into wider economic strategies at national level

• Assess and document the nutrition benefits of common fish consumption among vulnerable populations, including women, children and people affected by HIV and AIDS

Priority 2: Increasing the value of small-scale (inland) fisheries

Targets by 2015:

• increase product value by at least 100% in key inland fisheries;

• reduce post-harvest losses by 50%;

• management plans agreed for the region’s main transboundary inland fisheries;

• proven models for enhancing fish production in small water bodies by at least 25%

Transboundary fisheries: Lake Malawi. Pix by S. Chimatiro

Priority 2. Increasing the value of small-scale (inland) fisheries

Policy strategies: • Build capacity of key stakeholders at all levels to engage effectively in

improved governance arrangements for fisheries

• Build capacity of planners and managers at national and local levels to integrate fisheries priorities into integrated water resource planning and management

• Support regional and basin-wide fisheries bodies to formulate compatible legislative frameworks to manage shared fisheries resources

• Identify and communicate policies that indicate the real contribution of fisheries to regional, national and local food security

• Sustainable approaches to reduce HIV/AIDS risks for mobile fishers and fish traders including r women engaged in fish processing and trade

Priority 3: Strengthen intra-regional trade in fish and fish products

Target: • product value in intra-regional trade routes increased by at least 50%;

• at least 75% of participating women-headed enterprises increase their income;

• Increased investments in product safety and application of regional standards in all main supply chains;

• Policy and regulatory instruments reviewed in the region’s main market chains.

Priority 3: Strengthen intra-regional trade in fish and fish products

Policy strategies:• Develop policy frameworks which support and protect the comparative economic

and social advantages of small-scale inland and coastal fisheries

• Strengthen collective negotiation power through a harmonization of African positions in global trade negotiation fora such as WTO, EPAs on issues pertaining to SPS, TBT

• Develop a more enabling and stimulating institutional environment to strengthen regional fish trade and ensure a fair redistribution of these trade benefits

• Design policy frameworks that support investment by Africans in the processing and trade of Africa’s fish products

• Reform policies and regulations to encourage formalization of informal regional trade

• Assess the longer-term trends and current structure of domestic supply and demand, including urban demand, product range and price elasticity

• Review policy, regulatory and legal frameworks with a view to further strengthen opportunities for women in small and medium-scale enterprises

Conclusion

Overall objective: To increase the development value of fisheries and aquaculture

• Policy reform to guide development investments using fish as vehicle for development objectives

• New approach: ‘Production +’ : comprehensive economic value chain, including environmental, human health, social development value

Malawi women fish farmers. Pix by S. Chimatiro