- Through the Fisheries Pilot Programmes in West Africa (WAPP) initiative, Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme supported Guinea in preparing its investment portfolio for submission to the World Bank. Guinea successfully received funding from the World Bank which has enabled the implementation of the investment.
- Improving NPCA fisheries delivery mechanism: International consultants were paired to local expertise in order to transfer skills, improve ownership and ease implementation in Guinea.
- Sub-regional Fisheries Committee (SRFC): Guinea was one of the seven West African states represented in the Sub-regional Fisheries Committee (SRFC), which was a result of Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme investing in the strengthening of platforms for sub-regional ministers of fisheries. The development of this functional working relationship will facilitate institutional support activities and create a platform for knowledge sharing amongst member states, consequently resulting in the sustainability and prosperity of the fisheries sector in Guinea and the West Africa region.
- The fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Guinea were supported by Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme in developing a Fisheries Strategy Framework for 2016-2020, an investment plan and four project documents which will contribute to the reformation of the sector.
- Contributing to the process of lifting the ban of fisheries export for Guinea, Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme supported Guinea by:
- Commissioning a study on value Chains for Fish and Fisheries products to identify bottlenecks. The outcomes of the study, one of which revealed a shortcoming along the value chain, will be used to revise regulation on fish and fishery products and revise the procedure manual of the competent authorities.
- Upgrading of the sanitary control laboratory by supplying it with approximately hundred thousand dollars equipment and training of twelve laboratory technicians.
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Key Results
Guinea was among the AU Member States that endorsed the Policy Framework & Reform Strategy for Fisheries & Aquaculture in Africa approved at the AU Heads of State and Government Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 2014
Through the Fisheries Pilot Programmes in West Africa (WAPP) initiative, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme supported Guinea in preparing its investment portfolio for submission to the World Bank. Guinea successfully received funding from the World Bank which has enabled the implementation of the investment
Supported the improvement of Guinea’s delivery mechanism. International consultants were paired with local expertise in order to transfer skills, improve ownership and ease implementation in Guinea
The fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Guinea were supported by NEPAD’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme in developing a Fisheries Strategy Framework for 2016-2020, an investment plan and four project documents contributed to the reformation of the sector
Further, a study was commissioned on value chains for Fish and Fisheries. The outcomes of the study informed the revised regulation on fish and fishery products and the procedure manual of the competent authorities. As a result, Guinea’s legal and institutional framework for fisheries governance and trade was strengthened
Infrastructure and improved technology was deployed and 20 officers were trained in fish handling and sanitary control
The process of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Reform in Guinea contributed to the lifting of the fisheries export ban by the European Union
Africa’s voice on fisheries and aquaculture was increased through lobbying for the election of Guinea to the Chairmanship of FAO’s Committee of Fisheries (COFI) from 2018-2020, and supporting the African Regional Group in the formulation of inputs for the 32nd session of COFI
