The Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality (EKMA) in the Western Region has begun training of women fish processors to link catfish farmers and catfish processors along the value chain, especially fish smokers.
Municipal Director of Agriculture, John K. Gyimah speaking to the media said this initiative is to reduce scarcity of fish products during closed seasons for marine fishers and 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.
This, he added, would promote value addition and also increase overall income after sales and improve standards of living of fish processors.
He further urged fish mongers in the Western Region to add new marketing strategies to boost their market, adding that, the assembly was doing its best to develop some new innovations to improve the living condition of every market woman.
Story by Janelle S. Jones
