Hannah
Antwi
comes from Elmina, a
coastal fishing community in the Central Region of Ghana. She is a Fishery
Extension Agent with the Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement
Association (CEWEFIA), a registered Ghanaian NGO that empowers rural and coastal
fishmongers and processors to improve their socio-economic status and ensure
the well-being of their children. CEWEFIA is committed to ensuring fish quality
and processing among fishmongers and processors.Hannah, who studied at Takoradi
Polytechnic, works closely with Ghana’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Development (MOFAD) and donors to promote improved fuel-efficient fish smoking
technologies and train small scale fish processors in improved quality, fish
handling and processing practices in order to add value to fishery products,
address health and economic concerns of the traditional method of processing
fish, and enhance the quality of smoked fish for both local and international
markets. In the last three years, she has trained 450 persons from small scale enterprises,
mostly run by women, in how to maintain the quality of their products, and in
hygienic fish handling practices.
Since winning the award and attending the WSC in Iceland, Hannah has managed to secure a place on the UN University Fisheries Training Programme, operated by MATIS, Iceland. She hopes to continue her studies and enrol for MSc study in Iceland.
Hannh Antwi discusses fish smoking at the Africa Workshop of WSC 2017 |
Since winning the award and attending the WSC in Iceland, Hannah has managed to secure a place on the UN University Fisheries Training Programme, operated by MATIS, Iceland. She hopes to continue her studies and enrol for MSc study in Iceland.
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