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Senegal/Mbour: Creation of a solidarity fund in the village of Mballing

Published On January 28, 2022 Published By Aliou

Mballing is a village on the periphery of the department of Mbour, commune of Malicounda (Senegal). In this village, the main activities of women are oriented in the transformation of fishery products and micro-trading....

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Financing in small-scale fisheries: CAOPA listens to professionals

Published On December 11, 2021 Published By Aliou

CAOPA organised on 11 December 2021 in Saly, Senegal, a workshop to share and reflect on financing adapted to the activities of women in the artisanal fishing sector....

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Disagreements between some Senegalese artisanal fishermen and Guinea-Bissau Coast Guards: CAOPA calls for more responsibility

Published On December 9, 2021 Published By Aliou

PRESS RELEASE Mbour, December 09, 2021 – African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) has been following with attention, lately, a situation of misunderstanding between some artisanal fishermen of Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and the Coast Guard....

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Gambia: Training of artisanal fisheries professionals on the management of fisheries resources

Published On September 16, 2021 Published By Aliou

The African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) in partnership with the National Association of Artisanal Fisheries Operators of The Gambia (NAAFO) is organizing a two-day training workshop (September 17 and 18, 2021) for artisanal fisheries professionals. It i...

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The fish you eat

Published On September 15, 2021 Published By Aliou

Along the coast of West Africa, global demand for fish is endangering a long-established way of life. Many people in Senegal and Gambia depend on fish for both food and income. But a recent influx of foreign-owned fishmeal factories is threatening that livelihood—spurring locals into a fight for t...

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Overexploitation of sardinella in Senegal: A threat to food security

Published On May 1, 2021 Published By Aliou

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 12.3 million people work in fisheries in Africa, including over 7.5 million men and 2.3 million women in artisanal fisheries. The FAO reports that fish accounts for an average of 22% of protein intake in sub-Saharan Africa; in some countr...

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Fishmeal plant: A threat to food and nutritional security?

Published On April 21, 2021 Published By Aliou

The setting up of fishmeal production plants can intensify the over-exploitation of fisheries resources in Senegal and the West African sub-region, warned the president of the association for the promotion and empowerment of maritime fisheries actors (APRAPAM). Gaoussou Gueye spoke on this sub...

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Senegal/Mbour: Creation of a solidarity fund in the village of Mballing

Financing in small-scale fisheries: CAOPA listens to professionals

Disagreements between some Senegalese artisanal fishermen and Guinea-Bissau Coast Guards: CAOPA calls for more responsibility

Gambia: Training of artisanal fisheries professionals on the management of fisheries resources

The fish you eat

Overexploitation of sardinella in Senegal: A threat to food security

Fishmeal plant: A threat to food and nutritional security?