Commercial activities
The group has a trawler fleet and fish processing facilities in West Africa.We can offer product direct from our plants as we are licenced to export to the EU. We offer a range of the following products:
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Tuna filets IQF and whole fish |
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Please request further information as to your requirements.
Other commercial activities
Mainstreaming fisheries into national development
Other commercial activities
Fish represents a valuable source of micronutrients, minerals, essential
fatty acids and proteins in the diet of many countries. It is estimated
that fish contributes up to 180 kilocalories per capita per day, but
reaches such high levels only in a few countries where there is a lack
of alternative protein foods, and where a preference for fish has been
developed and maintained (for example in Iceland, Japan and some small
island developing states).
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commonly, fish provides about 20 to 30 kilocalories per capita per day.
Fish proteins are a crucial dietary component in some densely populated
countries, where the total protein intake level may be low, and are
significant in the diets of many other countries. For instance, fish
contributes to, or exceeds 50 percent of total animal proteins in some
small island developing states and in Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Congo,
the Gambia, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Japan, Sierra Leone
and Sri Lanka. Overall, fish provides more than 2.6 billion people with
at least 20 percent of their average per capita intake of animal protein.
The share of fish proteins in total world animal protein supplies rose
from 14.9 percent in 1992 to a peak of 16.0 percent in 1996, before
declining slightly to 15.9 percent in 2001. Corresponding figures for
the world, excluding China, show an increase from 14.3 percent to 14.7
percent in 2001 during the same period. Figure 23 presents the contributions
of major food groups to total protein supplies.
Mainstreaming fisheries into national development and
poverty reduction strategies
The
fisheries sector plays an important role in the alleviation of poverty
and the achievement of food security in many parts of the world. Fisheries
exports now generate more foreign exchange (either through export earnings
or licence receipts) than the revenues earned from any other traded
food commodity such as rice, cocoa, coffee or tea. Worldwide, more than
38 million people are directly engaged in fishing and fish farming as
a full-time or, more frequently, part-time occupation, and fishery products
account for 15–16 percent of global animal protein intake.
Seventy percent of the fish for human consumption is presently supplied
by developing countries. The fisheries sector is particularly important
for 44 countries (15 small island developing states [SIDS], 12 African
and 12 Asian countries, 3 transition economies and 2 Latin American
countries) where the sector makes a significant contribution to both
exports and domestic nutritional intake.1 However, this contribution
is generally not reflected in the national policies of these countries.
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A recent study showed that many national development plans [NDPs], poverty reduction strategy papers [PRSPs], World Bank Country Assistance Strategies and EU Country Strategy Papers only briefly acknowledge the fisheries sector. In general, national policy documents fail to integrate substantially the fisheries sector; nor do they recognize the causal linkages between fisheries and poverty. The sector has been most effectively mainstreamed in Asia (in the case of PRSPs and NDPs), closely followed by the African economies and the SIDS. By contrast, Latin America, which is home to two of the top six global fishing nations (Chile and Peru), scores extremely poorly in this regard.
In addition, an approach to fisheries mainstreaming that pays attention to gender roles is only apparent in a few national policy documents notwithstanding the marked demarcation of the sector in gender role terms. Moreover, despite FAO’s wide-ranging efforts to promote the sustainable exploitation of aquatic living resources in harmony with the environment, through the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, just one NDP (Malaysia) makes explicit reference to the Code.
Further efforts should therefore be made to ensure the effective integration of fisheries into key national policy documents relating to poverty reduction and rural development, paying particular attention to gender issues and internationally recognized fishery development instruments such as the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
Trade in developing countries is gradually evolving from the export
of raw material for the processing industry in developed countries to
high-value live fish or value-added products. Some countries are also
importing raw material for further processing and re-export. Many developed
countries have invested in processing facilities in developing countries,
where costs are lower. Also, numerous projects have been assisting fish-processing
companies in several developing countries to produce more sophisticated
products through further processing in order to increase the companies’
profitability and the contribution of the fisheries sector to the gross
national product. The results of these projects have often been unsatisfactory,
largely because of inadequate importer–customer relationships,
little or no advantage in terms of quality and price, and the failure
of products to meet the needs of consumers – shortcomings resulting
from inadequate market research. Experience has shown that the key to
success lies in strong customer partnerships, sound market research,
excellent quality of the product, reliability in supply, a constant
drive for improvement, price competitiveness and attractive packaging.
ArcurA Trading B.V.
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