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| Hannah Antwi, giving her presentation on fish smoking in Ghana |
After attending the World Seafood Congress and
the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, one of our 2017 Peter Howgate Award Winners, Hannah Antwi, stated that her participation in the
events really helped to increase her knowledge of fisheries and has provided
many ideas to improve the quality of Ghana’s fish products, for both local and
international markets. She especially appreciated the exposure to IAFI’s international
networks of experts who will support her work, and help in her aim to reverse
the trajectory of Ghana’s fishery and improve post-harvest conditions of fish
handling, processing and marketing. Hannah indicated that the Icelandic
fisheries exhibition also provided her with lots of ideas on value addition and
income generating activities which could be replicated in Ghana. Because of her
participation she was also able to identify organizations and individuals who are
willing to support technological innovations, demonstrations and extension
initiatives in small-scale businesses in the fisheries sector. As a young
fisheries technologist, she has also realized that women play a special role in
sustaining aquatic resources, a role which she will seek to promote and develop.
Overall, Hannah considers that the 2017 World Seafood Congress will help to
shape her career, by guiding her to adopt and make right decisions that will
benefit Ghana, and serve as a mirror for others.