Beyond knee-jerk reactions: Ghana’s efforts at providing social development, employment and decent work in its fisheries sector must focus on improving education, health and social protection in fishing communities

Betey, Benjamin and Blankson, Zereth (2023) Beyond knee-jerk reactions: Ghana’s efforts at providing social development, employment and decent work in its fisheries sector must focus on improving education, health and social protection in fishing communities. Samudra Report (89). pp. 42-45. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Ghana has about 550 km of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, along the Gulf of Guinea. Within the coastal space, more than two million people are directly and indirectly engaged in fisheries. The country’s engagement with the sea results in about 300,000 tonnes of fish every year, apart from nearly 74,000 tonnes from its inland waters. These landings still meet less than half the national demand because almost all its citizens eat fish. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Ghanaians consume 25.3 kg of fish per person each year. Therefore, to meet the national demand, canned fish (mainly herrings and sardines) and frozen mackerels are imported

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.ICSF1342
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF , Ghana, Social Development, Employment, Decent work, Education, Health, Fishing Communities, FAO, Livelihood, Human Rights, Women, ILO, Governance, Small-scale Fisheries, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Fishing Gear, Income, Fisheries Management, Poverty, Small-scale Fisheries, Livelihoods
Subjects:	Decent Work
Depositing User:	Vivek D ICSF
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2023 10:55
Last Modified:	26 Oct 2023 10:56
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20010

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