• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
  • Login
The Vaultz News
  • Top Stories
  • News
    • General News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Opinions
  • Economics
    • Economy
    • Finance
      • Banking
      • Insurance
      • Pension
    • Securities/Markets
  • Business
    • Agribusiness
    • Vaultz Business
    • Extractives/Energy
    • Real Estate
  • World
    • Africa
    • America
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Around the Globe
  • Innovation
    • Technology
    • Wheels
  • Entertainment
  • 20MOBPL2DNew
No Result
View All Result
The Vaultz News
  • Top Stories
  • News
    • General News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Opinions
  • Economics
    • Economy
    • Finance
      • Banking
      • Insurance
      • Pension
    • Securities/Markets
  • Business
    • Agribusiness
    • Vaultz Business
    • Extractives/Energy
    • Real Estate
  • World
    • Africa
    • America
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Around the Globe
  • Innovation
    • Technology
    • Wheels
  • Entertainment
  • 20MOBPL2DNew
No Result
View All Result
The Vaultz News
No Result
View All Result

MoFAD Set to Host 7th OACPS Meeting in Ghana

March 22, 2022
Deborah Dzifah TamakloebyDeborah Dzifah Tamakloe
in Agribusiness, Business
0
MoFAD Set to Host 7th OACPS Meeting in Ghana

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has announced it will host the 7th Meeting of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture (OACPS) in Accra this year.

The 7th OACPS meeting, which is slated for April 5 to 8, 2022, would host 79 member States, represented by their policy-makers, practitioners, and professionals within the fisheries and aquaculture sector, to deliberate on protecting marine life and utilize its resources for national development. The theme for the meeting is “OACPS Blue Economy Agenda 2020: Catalyzing the Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Development for the Future.”

Madam Frema Osei Opare, the Chief of Staff, who launched the meeting, said the fisheries sector contributes significantly to job creation, poverty reduction, food and nutrition, and the economy’s Gross Domestic Product. Fish as a food, she said, contributed to 60 percent of annual protein intake and served as a source of livelihood for three million people working along the coast, according to a 2019 report.

RelatedPosts

Pure Water Factory at Adafianu Commissioned- Youth Employment Rate to Increase

GEA Partners with Spain University to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Ghana

NPA Assures Stockpile Of Kerosene For 77 Weeks

T20180311123159
Fishermen

“The establishment of the OACPS was to ensure that fishery resources are utilized and managed well to ensure sustainability and development of the sector. The selection of Ghana out of 48 African countries of OACPS that qualified to host the 7th Meeting was an opportunity that the country had to take advantage of to consolidate its role in the sector to promote socio-economic development.”

Madam Frema Osei Opare- Chief of Staff

Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development said the meeting will enable the ministry to focus its attention and energies on measures to harness the benefits of the Blue Economy.

“The meeting would allow us to improve the socio-economic safety of fishing communities while addressing activities that threaten the ocean and the environment, including illegal fishing and plastic pollution. The above could only be achieved by collaborating with all stakeholders managing the fishery and aquaculture resources; I wish, therefore, to call on Corporate Ghana and the resource users to support the Ministry to host this important meeting successfully, and I trust that we will benefit from the shared experiences of participants in the Meeting in addressing some of the critical challenges confronting the fisheries sector in Ghana.”

Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson- Minister of Fisheries And Aquaculture Development

The President of the National Fisheries Association of Ghana, Mr. Simon Agah, said the meeting would allow participants to follow up on policies and promote good monitoring and evaluation strategies for poverty alleviation among member states.

OACPS role in the fisheries sector

The Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS), formerly known as African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP is an organization created by the George Town Agreement in 1975 comprising 79 States from three (3) Regional Blocs namely Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. The OACPS harness fisheries as a major economic potential for sustainable development for workers in the sector.

The OACPS ensures the sustainable development of its Member-States and their gradual integration into the global economy, which entails making poverty reduction a matter of priority and establishing a new, fairer, and more equitable world order; coordination of the activities of the OACPS in the framework of the implementation of ACP-EC Partnership Agreements; consolidation of unity and solidarity among Members of the OACPS, as well as understanding among their peoples; and establishment and consolidation of peace and stability in a free and democratic society.

READ ALSO: Russia-Ukraine War Likely To Impact Negatively On Ghana’s External Sector, BoG Warns

Tags: Blue economyFisheries CommissionMoFADOACPS

Send your news stories to [email protected] and via WhatsApp on +233543050759.

Related Posts

Pure Water Factory at Adafianu Commissioned- Youth Employment Rate to Increase
Vaultz Business

Pure Water Factory at Adafianu Commissioned- Youth Employment Rate to Increase

May 17, 2022
GEA Partners with Spain University to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Ghana
Vaultz Business

GEA Partners with Spain University to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Ghana

May 17, 2022
Public Relations Officer for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul Kudus, has debunked claims of shortage kerosene in the country. He revealed that there is enough supply to last for 77 weeks.
Extractives/Energy

NPA Assures Stockpile Of Kerosene For 77 Weeks

May 17, 2022
mine
Extractives/Energy

Orca Gold Shareholders “Overwhelmingly” Approve Acquisition by Perseus

May 17, 2022
Take Pig Farming as a Business- Pig Farmers Association
Agribusiness

Take Pig Farming as a Business- Pig Farmers Association

May 17, 2022
oil and gas
Extractives/Energy

Oil and Gas Majors Diversify Revenue Streams After Committing to Net Zero Emissions

May 16, 2022

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Previous Post

Coach Otto Addo Reveals Squad For Nigeria Clash

Next Post

Our Laws on Withholding Tax Needs to be Looked at Again- William Owusu Demitia

Sign up for The Vaultz analytic wire

Get weekly news analysis from top editors at The Vaultz and stay informed on trending economic and business issues from across the globe.
Pure Water Factory at Adafianu Commissioned- Youth Employment Rate to Increase
Vaultz Business

Pure Water Factory at Adafianu Commissioned- Youth Employment Rate to Increase

by Deborah Dzifah TamakloeMay 17, 2022
GEA Partners with Spain University to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Ghana
Vaultz Business

GEA Partners with Spain University to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Ghana

by Stephen M.CMay 17, 2022
Lyrical Joe, has disclosed that he didn't vote massively with his life savings to win at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA).
Entertainment

I Didn’t Vote With My Entire Life Savings To Win VGMA Best Rap Performance – Lyrical Joe

by Dorcas DamehMay 17, 2022
Publication of bribe allegation, malicious and baseless- Haruna Iddrissu
General News

Minority To Seek Answers On Bulgarian Embassy Case When Parliament Resumes

by Priscilla KorantengMay 17, 2022
UG Ranked Best University In Ghana, Has The Best Scientists
General News

UG Ranked Best University In Ghana, Has The Best Scientists

by Stephen KotochieMay 17, 2022
Public Relations Officer for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul Kudus, has debunked claims of shortage kerosene in the country. He revealed that there is enough supply to last for 77 weeks.
Extractives/Energy

NPA Assures Stockpile Of Kerosene For 77 Weeks

by Angeller AshongMay 17, 2022
Pure Water Factory at Adafianu Commissioned- Youth Employment Rate to Increase
GEA Partners with Spain University to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in Ghana
Lyrical Joe, has disclosed that he didn't vote massively with his life savings to win at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA).
Publication of bribe allegation, malicious and baseless- Haruna Iddrissu
UG Ranked Best University In Ghana, Has The Best Scientists
Public Relations Officer for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul Kudus, has debunked claims of shortage kerosene in the country. He revealed that there is enough supply to last for 77 weeks.
Snow
FIND OUT MORE

The Vaultz News

Copyright © 2021 The Vaultz News. All rights reserved.

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Top Stories
  • News
    • General News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Opinions
  • Economics
    • Economy
    • Finance
      • Banking
      • Insurance
      • Pension
    • Securities/Markets
  • Business
    • Agribusiness
    • Vaultz Business
    • Extractives/Energy
    • Real Estate
  • World
    • Africa
    • America
    • Europe
    • UK
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Around the Globe
  • Innovation
    • Technology
    • Wheels
  • Entertainment
  • 20MOBPL2D

Copyright © 2021 The Vaultz News. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In