• ICFO shows the cooperative spirit.
  • ICFO donated 10 personal computers and 10 printers to 2 fisheries cooperatives of 2 countries for helping the computerization of their works late August in 2011. ICFO chairman thinks that the lack of high-quality information is one of the reasons why the livelihood of fishermen is below the average even though they have an important role in the food security. In order to overcome this problem, ICFO contributed 20 personal computers and 6 printers to 4 ICFO members last year. National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd.(FISHCOPFED) and The Cooperative League of Thailand(CLT) received 5 personal computers and 5 printers respectively this year.
  • In addition, ICFO also donated fishing equipment worth USD20,000 such as fishing nets, generators, small fishing boats to Vietnam Cooperative Alliance(VCA) on 29 August, 2011 with the support from Korea National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives. The main purpose of the donations is not only to improve the cooperatives of ICFO members, but also to realize the cooperative spirit to help each other. Lee Jong-koo, ICFO chairman, said that the close cooperation among ICFO members is crucial to overcome pending issues such as fishery resource preservation and fishery management systems facing the world fisheries. Every representative from 3 organizations agreed to work together more closely for the sustainable development of fisheries and fisheries cooperatives.
List