Fishing is a major sector of Ghana’s economy which currently accounts for 4.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is estimated at $1 billion per annum. The sector provides employment, for an estimated 2.5 million people. However, the sector faces a number of challenges that threaten the livelihoods of its dependents. Dwindling fish stocks, inefficient fish processing systems, limited access to credit to finance fishing remain the major obstacles in the way of fishers.
The Power to the Fishers project is a four-year fisheries management intervention funded by the European Union under the Civil Society Organization in Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development (CSO-RISE) programme. The project seeks to enhance fisherfolk livelihoods within selected costal districts of Ghana.
The overall objective of the project is to enhance the socio-economic livelihoods of fishing communities within selected districts of the coastal savannah zones of Ghana.
The project areas are Effutu Municipal, Awutu Senya East, Ekumfi, Gomoa West, and Shama districts. The project beneficiaries are fish processors and fishermen
The project team of the Power to the Fishers has conducted a data collection exercise to investigate the social and financial inclusion of fisherfolk. The…
Project beneficiaries (fisherfolks) in the Awutu Senya District were sensitized on the COVID19 pandemic, and measures to prevent its transmission. The project manager, Derek Adabie, led the…
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) represented by Ms. Matilda Quist, Director of Marine Fisheries has launched the Power to the Fishers Project,…