UNU-FTP holds course in Quality, Processing, Marketing, in Mombasa, Kenya

Short course in Fish Quality, Processing and Marketing, held  in Mombasa, Kenya 12-17 August 2013

The UNU-FTP, in collaboration with the State Department of Fisheries in Kenya, held a  training course  on  Fish quality, processing and marketing for Artisinal fisheries at the Kenya School of Government Matuga 12-17 August 2013.

The course was developed by MATIS (Food Research Institute in Iceland), KEMFRI (Kenya), FiD (Kenya) and ICEIDA (Uganda) and financially supported by UNU-FTP and the Kenyan Coastal Development Project.

The aim of the course was to make the extension work of district fisheries officers with local fishermen and coastal fishing communities more effective. The participants were trained to evaluate the quality of fish, as well as how to handle and process fish to maintain its quality and furthermore the importance of quality and safety for the marketing of fish to increase the nutritional and monetary value of the product in the context of the value chain of the fish, from the fishermen to the consumers.

The course length was 6 days in total, and was attended by 30 participants (28 men and 2 women). The participants were from Mombasa county, Kwale county, Kilifi county, Tana River county and Lamu county.