FISH research provides support to develop the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy in Uganda.


Published on: April 29, 2020, Submitted by Cristiano Rossignoli on: April 22, 2020, Reporting year: 2019


Sustainable Development Goals Contribution


FISH CRP research, through the FishTrade project funded by the European Union, provided technical inputs for development of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy in Uganda.



FISH CRP research, through the FishTrade project funded by the European Union, provided technical inputs for development of a National Aquaculture Policy draft, which forms part of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy in Uganda. The policy reflects perspectives shared by the FishTrade project and FISH CRP research, and links to support for development of a geo-coded database to support fish trade (funded by the project): "As fish stocks rise over the duration of the implementation of this policy, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) will work with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to expand the market infrastructure and streamline trade procedures to benefit farmed fish trade locally, regionally and internationally. This will require construction of cold chains, fish handling and storage facilities and supporting the general live-fish marketing infrastructure including a marketing information system. A special emphasis will be laid on promoting of fish associations and cooperatives by linking them to domestic and export markets."  

Disaggregates for Sphere of Influence

  • 2.2.2 - Appropriate regulatory environment for food safety

  • C.1.3 - Conducive agricultural policy environment

Focus

  • Gender: 1 - Significant objective

Specific Disaggregates for this Policy Indicator

  • Policy/Investment Type: Policy or Strategy

  • Whose policy is fixed? Public Sector

  • Stage of Maturity: Level 1 - Research taken up by next user (decision maker or intermediary)

Acknowledgement

This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) led by WorldFish. The program is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund. Funding support for this work was provided by the the European Commission in the framework of the Fish Trade Project – a partnership among WorldFish, AU-IBAR and NEPAD Agency.

Keywords

fish trade fisheries and aquaculture policy

Countries

About the author

Cristiano Rossignoli is Monitoring and Evaluation Leader at WorldFish - WF.