• World Fisheries Cooperative Day highlights Fisheries’important role
  • ICFO
  • More than 700 representatives from the fisheries co-operative sector from across the world met in Indonesia to celebrate the third World Fisheries Cooperative Day.
  • The event, which took place on 16-19 June, was organised by the International Co-operative Fisheries Organisation - a sectoralorganisation of the International Co-operative Alliance - and coincided with the National Federation of Indonesian Fishermen's Cooperative Society(IKPI).
  • The event was attended by high-level co-operators, including ICFO chairman, Lee Jong-koo, ICA President, Dame Pauline Green, who delivered a keynote speech on the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade. She was joined at the opening ceremony by Lee Jong Koo, Chairman of ICFO, WibisonoWiyono, president of IKPI.
  • Following the opening ceremony Chung Man-hwa, President of Fisheries Economic Institute of the Korea National Federation of Fisheries Co-operatives, delivered a presentation on the future of mankind and the importance of fisheries. The discussion continued with a lecture on the role of fisheries co-operatives in the Central Java Province by Professor Budi Prajitnofrom Diponegoro University. Delegates also assessed the Korean Government’s Policy for Fisheries Cooperatives.
  • “At this moment in time, when environmental conditions surrounding fisheries are dramatically changing, fisheries co-operatives over the world must co-operate with ICFO and play a pivotal role in taking sensible actions to overcome the crises world fisheries have faced and to continuously contribute to the development of humankind,” said ICFO Chairman, Lee Jong-Koo.
  • Highlighting the role World Fisheries Cooperative Day has played in promoting co-operation within the sector, he said that fisheries co-operatives stand at the forefront of development. He added that co-operatives have been instrumental in addressing some of the key challenges faced by fishermen across the world such as: a declining number of fishermen, growing exploitation and commercialisation.
  • The event also saw the presentation of the annual World Fisheries Cooperator Prize, which went to AchmadGoestomy, Vice President of “Misoyo Sari” Fisheries Co-operative for his role played in stabilising the function of the fish auction system managed and controlled by fisheries co-operatives.
  • World Fisheries Day enabled representatives from fisheries co-operatives to share experiences and expertise, comparing methods and statistics.
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