UNU-FTP fellows at IIFET Conference
The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) held its biennial this July in Brisbane, Australia. As with the last IIFET conference in Dar es Salaam, the UNU-FTP sponsored the participation of a number of former fellows selected by IIFET to present at the conference.
The UNU-FTP extends a special congratulations to Muhamad Suhendar and Fanuel Kapute, who have each received Honorable Mentions from the IIFET for their quality contributions to the conference this year. Fanuel Kaupte has received an honorable mention in the EAFE Best African Student Paper Contest and Mohamad Suhendar for JIFRS-Yamamoto Best Paper on Sustainable Fishing contest.
A dinner for former UNU-FTP fellows attending the conference was organized by Dr. Ögmundur Knutsson of the University of Akureyri.
This year, the UNU-FTP sponsored12 former fellows to present at the conference, including:
Muhamad Suhendar, Indonesia, UNU-FTP fellow in 2012 in Fisheries Policy
Fanuel Kapute, Malawi, UNU-FTP fellow in 2008 in Quality Management
Margaret Masette, Uganda, UNU-FTP fellow 1999 in Quality Management
Thong Tien Nguyen, Vietnam, UNU-FTP fellow 2003 in Fisheries Policy
Hayford Gadry, Ghana, UNU-FTP fellow in 2012 in Fisheries Policy
Suseema Ariyathna, Sri Lanka, UNU-FTP fellow in 2011 in Quality Management
Subashini Rathnayake, Sri Lanka, UNU-FTP fellow in 2006 in Company Management
Upendo Hamidu, Tanzania, UNU-FTP fellow in 2012 in Stock Assessment
Dileepa de Croos, Sri Lanka, UNU-FTP fellow in 2007 in Stock Assessment
Chamari Dissanayake, Sri Lanka, UNU-FTP fellow in 2005 in Stock Assessment
Esther Fondo, Kenya, UNU-FTP fellow in 2004 in Stock Assessment
Joseph Luomba, Tanzania, UNU-FTP fellow in 2013 in Fisheries Policy
Congratulations to all those former UNU-FTP fellows who were selected to present at the conference, and to all those who applied.
We are also pleased that former UNU-FTP fellow Maurice Ssebisubi was also in attendance and was awarded a prize related to economics of sustainable aquaculture development.