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INFOSA
INFOSA
Marketing Information and Technical
Advisory Services for the Fisheries
Industry in Southern Africa
INFOPECHE Unit in Southern Africa
Blessing Mapfumo
Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisor
SOUTH AFRICA
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INFOSA
Presentation Content
• About INFOSA
• Organizational framework
• Key operational functions
• Notable achievements
• Major challenges
• Future perspectives
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INFOSA
About INFOSA
• Co-operation agreement between INFOPECHE and
Namibia signed in 2001,
– same year the SADC Fisheries Protocol was signed
• Technical doors opened in 2003
– funding pledge from Norway (ZAR16.3m, 2004-2010)
• INFOSA in full operation from 2005
– Carrying out all the functions in the INFOPÊCHE Agreement,
namely information, advisory services in the areas of trade and
market development for the SADC.
• Technical doors closed in November 2011
– No long term project funding commitments
– Placed under the caretakership of Namibian government
(Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources) to this day
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INFOSA
FISHINFONetwork
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INFOSA
Funded by Hosted by
INFOSA
Ministry of Fisheries and
Marine Resources
Namibia
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Serving the 15 SADC member states
INFOSA
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Network of Government appointed National Liason
Officers (NLOs) in the SADC countries
NLOs
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Organisation
• INFOPÊCHE – parent organisation, Ivory Coast
• INFOSA – sub-unit of INFOPECHE, Namibia – 4 professional experts (including Team Leader)
– Interns
• FishINFONetwork (FIN) x7 – co-ordinated by GlobeFish (FAO Rome)
• National Liaison Officers, 13 SADC countries
• A register of regional/international consultants
• Regional/International Collaborators
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INFOSA
INFOSA’s objectives
• To contribute to the development and modernisation of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in southern Africa
• To contribute to a more balanced supply of fisheries products in the region
• To make best use of the trade opportunities within and outside Africa
• To promote technical and economic co-operation among contracting partners
• To contribute to poverty reduction for low-income fishers (including fish farmers)
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Key areas of operation
Trade Promotion
Marketing Information
Quality Assurance
(Post-harvest issues)
Aquaculture
Production
Technical Advisory Services
Information exchange
Capacity building
Training
Consultancy services
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Marketing/Trade promotion
• Marketing information – Fish commodity price information (ITN)
– Enquiries desk
• Marketing strategies
• Market surveys
• Market reports
• Trade promotion activities eg Exhibitions
• Directory of Seafood Importers and Exporters
• Marketing events (workshops, seminars etc)
• Training (SADC Region)
• Technical Advisory Services
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Quality Assurance
and Post-harvest issues
• Fish Quality Control
• Processing
• Handling
• Hygiene & HACCP practices
• Post-harvest loss reduction & management
• Eco-labeling, Certification
• Capacity building events (trainings, workshops, seminars, industry visits etc)
• Technical Advisory Services
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Aquaculture
• Advisory services – value chains in aquaculture
(feasibility studies, BMPs, markets etc)
• Investment models (small to large scale)
• Data collection – country situations on
aquaculture
• Promotional activities/advice to investors
• Assistance to governments – aquaculture
strategic frameworks
• Industry enquiries
• Capacity building events (trainings, workshops,
seminars etc)
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Other services
• Technical Information Centre (TIC)
• Website – www.infosa.org.na (databank of
information from INFONETWORK)
• Publications eg INFOSA Trade News (ITN)
• Dissemination hub for FAO information
• Project management
– implementing partner for regional activities
• Events management
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Publications of interest
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Notable Achievements
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Marketing/Trade Promotion
• INFOSA Trade News (ITN) distributed to over 350 recipients in the
region and beyond bi-monthly
• Regular collection and dissemination of marketing information and
other technical information.
• Several market reports produced & disseminated to industry
• FAO Country profiles (fisheries) done for 10 countries
• Over 50 published articles on international press
• Several Buyer – Seller connections facilitated
• Namibian product promotional stands at European Seafood
Exposition/ Britanny Seafood Expo etc
• Promotion of Namibian Oysters to Singapore and USA
• Regular Advisory services to Namibian government (MFMR)
• Over 5 Workshops/capacity building events on fish trade
• Enquiries desk (100’s enquiries monthly)
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Quality Assurance
(Training & Capacity Building) • Procured and distributed fish processing units in Angola and Mozambique
(small scale fishing communities)
• Diagnostic missions fish inspections & quality control
• Development & distribution of training materials
• Training Workshops in several countries in the region (and outside)
– Fish processing
– Quality assurance systems
– Fish Inspection services
– Post-harvest loss management
– Traceability in the seafood industry
– HACCP
– Codex Alimentarius (food fish)
– Fish Biosecurity
– EU certification requirements
– WTO and Fisheries
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Quality Assurance
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Aquaculture
• Technical advisory services to governments, industry,
investors etc
• Capacity building activities
– Capacity needs assessment (Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
– Development of training materials
– Conducting 10 training courses
• Consultancy services : several feasibility studies,
business models, studies etc.
• Focal point of FAO Aquaculture in Desert and Arid Lands
• Responding to several enquiries
• Writing 10 published articles on aquaculture
• Contributions to regional/international workshops
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Other achievements
• Project management (eg NEPAD PAF, CFC, FAO etc)
• Board member (International Association for Fish Inspectors, NTF,
ANFTS etc)
• Focal point on FAO’s Desert & Arid Lands Aquaculture Programme
• Functional website (until 2012)
• Development/maintenance of database of information
• Management of interns
• Reliable partner (ACP Fish 2, SmartFish, AASA, ANFTS, SADC,
NORAD others)
• Working with 7 Universities in the region
• Event management
• Maintenance of a Directory of Seafood producers, importers and
exporters in the region
• Publication of the annual Africa Fish Industry Magazine
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Major Challenges
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Donor money ran out!
•
Norway Contribution, 27.50%
Conference Organisation Profits,
5.20% Other (interests, foreign exchange
gains), 3.10%
Consultancy Fees, 5.20%
Externally financed projects (admin fees),
21.60%
FAO Contribution (LoAs, TCPs),
1.80%
Namibian Government Contribution, 2.80%
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INFOSA
Other challenges
• Only 3 SADC member countries subscribed to
INFOPECHE
• Questions of INFOSA being separate from INFOPECHE
• Shortage of staff yet a lot of activities
– Staff departing for greener pastures (post 2010)
– Delays in implementing projects & activities
• Some countries never appointed NLOs eg RSA,
Botswana
• NLOs were sometimes slow in responding
• Competition from similar service providers
• Full industry outreach limited due to lack of funds
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INFOSA
The future of INFOSA
• INFOPECHE
• Strategic Plan for the Future of INFOSA
• Caretakership by Namibian government
• Discussion at high level, behind scenes
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INFOSA
Thank you