UNU-FTP Fellows reunite at IIFET Conference in Dar es Salaam

26 July 2012
UNU-FTP fellows meet in Tanzania
UNU-FTP fellows meet in Tanzania

The theme of this IIFET Conference was Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Seafood Fisheries and Trade, and several former UNU-FTP fellows participated in the conference. Many former UNU-FTP fellows presented posters or gave presentations at the conference on a wide range of relevant topics, from aquaculture to quality management, to the role of women in economic development of fishing communities. The former UNU-FTP fellows who attended the conference and are pictured here include left to right:

Ofred Mhongole (2005, Tanzania) Martin Tjipute (2011, Namibia) Thong Tien Nguyen (2003, Vietnam) Monica Owili (2003, Kenya) Adeleen Cloete 2009, South Africa) Lilian Ibengwe (2010, Tanzania) Ogmundur Knutsson (Univeristy of Akureyri and UNU-FTP Board Member) John Okechi (2004, Kenya) Khumo Morake (2011, South Africa) Hoki Massaquoi (2011, Sierra Leone) Panduleni Elago, (2004, Namibia) Margaret Massette (1999, Uganda) Fatma Sobo (2004, Tanzania) Maurice Ssebisubi (2010, Uganda)

Congratulations to all the UNU-FTP fellows who attended the conference, and keep up the good work!