Mapedza, Everisto and Buisson, Marie-Charlotte and Zane, Giulia and Appiah, Sarah and Asmah, Ruby and Ahiah, Lawrence and Mensah, Emmanuel (2024) Review of fisheries and aquaculture policies in Ghana: Technical report. International Water Management Institute (IWMI), CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods.
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This review report provides an overview of Ghana's fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The report summarizes and highlights the formal policies and governance structures related to aquaculture, inland fisheries, and marine fisheries in Ghana. The report identifies the legal frameworks and strategies governing these sectors and the plans and regulations in place. The aquaculture sector is an expanding subsector that has greater potential to increase and meet the increased demand for fish in Ghana, which is currently being met through imports. The report emphasizes that fisheries resources in Ghana are derived from marine, inland, and aquaculture sources. It notes a decline in marine fish production but a steady increase in inland and aquaculture fisheries production. The National Aquaculture Development Plan aims to further increase the market share of commercially farmed fish. Furthermore, the report underlines the significant contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accounting for 4.5% of the National GDP and 12% of the Agriculture GDP. It also highlights the importance of fish as the main source of protein for many households in Ghana, which is higher than most countries within the Sub-Saharan region. The report also highlights some of the Government of Ghana’s programs and interventions to increase aquaculture production. Such interventions include the Aquaculture for Food and Jobs initiative, which is linked to the broader Agriculture for Food and Jobs initiative. This intervention increases aquaculture production by supporting women and youths in pursuing fish production by providing initial capital support, which is complemented by capacity development, quality fingerling provision and inculcating the view of aquaculture production as a serious business and employment creation venture.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Ghana, Marine Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Regulations, Fisheries Resources, Marine Fish, Aquaculture Fisheries, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Fisheries Policy, Aquaculture Development |
| Subjects: | Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 11:59 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 11:59 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21134 |
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