"FISH-FRIENDLY: Policy Innovations for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa."
The Malabo Montpellier Forum provides a platform to facilitate dialogue and exchange among high-level decision-makers on African agriculture, nutrition, and food security and to promote policy innovation using evidence produced by the Malabo Montpellier Panel, a group of 17 leading African and international experts in agriculture, ecology, nutrition, and food security.
The Forum Co-Chairs are H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, and H.E. Dr. Assia Ben Salah Alaoui, Ambassador at Large to His Majesty King Mohamed VI of Morocco. The Forum meets twice a year, and every meeting is guided by a technical report prepared by members of the Malabo Montpellier Panel.
Themed "FISH-FRIENDLY: Policy Innovations for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa," the Panel's forthcoming report focuses on successful approaches, that is, institutional, policy, and technical innovations and programmatic interventions among African countries to enhance the role of the aquaculture sector in the transformation of food systems.
It reviews the current state of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Africa, the sector's continental and global policy frameworks, and its policy and strategy priorities in Africa. The report includes four country case studies on Ghana, Malawi, Morrocco, and Mozambique – countries that have shown success and progress in growing their fisheries and aquaculture sector.
The Forum will consist of three parts: a technical part drawing on the report's findings and recommendations, reflections on the outcomes and lessons from the report, and a high-level policy roundtable composed of senior representatives from African governments, academia, development partners, civil society, and the private sector.
