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Strengthening the seafood processing / exporting
sector to improve trading opportunities
CDE, Madang, Papua New Guinea
13-14 May 2003
Recommendations


1: Assistance to access national and international technical consultants to practically develop and implement HACCP programmes is processing establishments.

2: Assistance to build capacity at the National Fisheries College in Kavieng, PNG, and other national and regional establishments.

3: Assistance to build capacity to ensure individual countries have suitable accredited laboratories (in support of industry).

4: Assistance in market feasibility studies for specific species.

5: Assistance in “study tours” to visit potential markets, buyers / producers, processors.

6: Assistance in identifying an appropriate distribution network and channels.

7: Assistance in value adding opportunities (technical assistance).

8: Assistance in country representation and participation at international trade shows.

9: Assistance in completion of a review of the PNG-ACU (Audit and Certification Unit) inspection systems and procedures by a consultant to identify areas of deficiencies and make suggestions for improvements.

10: Funding of a consultant(s) to complete a project in setting up an appropriate regulatory regime (including legislation and infrastructure) and inspection system that meets international requirements.

11: Assistance with study tours for competent authority auditors to visit more developed and advanced food safety inspection regimes.

12: Assistance in funding government delegations to identified key trading partners to promote the national inspection and certification system and initiate equivalency agreements.

For more details see the Seminar summary report 540 kb

 
 
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