‘’Support to post-harvest fisheries technology’’

How simple raised racks curbed fish losses and changed the landscape along Lake Tanganyika in Burundi

Aina Randrianantoandro

1. Introducing raised racks to reduce fish losses

2. Video projection on this FAO successful project in Burundi

3. Current needs and opportunities for private investment and

marketing

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

THE SITUATION BEFORE THE PROJECT

Sun-drying on bare ground/on the sand prevailed

AMONGST NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES:

High post-harvest fish losses since the fish is usually trampled by pedestrians and eaten by animals

High post-harvest fish losses during rainy and humid season

Poor safety and quality products (fish with sand, herbs, pieces of wood, etc.) with low returns for fishers

Introducing raised racks to reduce fish losses

‘’Support to post-harvest fisheries technology’’

Introduction of metallic raised racks

(inclined model) with facilities/mosquito nets

for coverage during adverse weather

Wide adoption of the raised racks by fish

processors in Burundi

Reduced post-harvest losses

Better safety and quality products with

increased consumer confidence

Improved returns to fish processors

Introducing raised racks to reduce fish losses

POSITIVE AND LONG-TERM IMPACT AFTER THE FAO INTERVENTION

Video projection on this successful project

Current needs and opportunities for private investment and marketing

Footsteps for fish losses reduction in Africa

INVESTMENT IN FISH PROCESSING

TECHNIQUES

INVESTMENT IN FISH PACKAGING

NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN FISH PROCESSING TECHNIQUES in metallic raised racks, especially the metallic and inclined models promoted by FAO

in renewable energy for fish drying (solar dryer) and for fish cooling (photovoltaic refrigerators)

for wider dissemination and replication of the FAO Thiaroye Processing Technique or FTT-THIAROYE: an

innovative fish processing technique developed by CNFTPA - a training institute in Senegal - in partnership with

FAO

Current needs and opportunities for private investment and marketing

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT IN FISH PACKAGING

Example of the Burundi: fish packaging (fresh fish, dried fish, smoked fish) still at its very simple stage

The Burundian consumers has been willing to pay premium price for raised-racks dried fish - of much better

quality (9,000 fbu/kilo for raised-racks fish vs 4,000 fbu for fish dried on sand), they would certainly be

tempted by functional and attractive packaging ideas.

Also considering that fisheries play an important in the economic and social life in Burundi (1/3 of the

animal protein consumption in the country stems from fisheries and the sector employs more than 100,000

people)

Current needs and opportunities for private investment and marketing

Thank you FIPM/FAO