Ghana: MoFA trains women fish processors

Abenbebom — The Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region has begun training of women fish processors to link catfish farmers and catfish processors along the value chain, especially fish smokers. This is part of the department's efforts to improve post-harvest handling and processing skills for women fish processors along the catfish value chain in the area. The first batch of 15 participants were schooled on market strategies including smoking, selling, packaging in transparent boxes and good labelling. The Municipal Director of Agriculture, John K. Gyimah, told the Ghanaian Times last Friday that the training was to increase the knowledge of participants on catfish processing and also to create market linkages. This, he added, would promote value addition and also increase overall income after sales, reduce dust contamination and flies, and that innovations would ultimately improve ...