Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2018-11-13
Total Pages: 77
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This document contains the report of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Aquaculture Network for Africa (ANAF), which was held in Entebbe, Uganda, from 6 to 9 December 2017. The participants addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to the fifth ANAF meeting. The meeting was attended by the ANAF National Focal Points from twelve member countries, one representative AU-IBAR, one consultant from the ANAF Hub, one representative from FAO Regional Office for Africa, one FAO Aquaculture Officers and one FAO Legal consultant. National Legal Officers attending the meeting reviewed the legal founding documents for establishing ANAF as an Intergovernmental organization (IGO). In parallel, the ANAF National Focal Points discussed alternative options for the establishment of ANAF and prepared a concept note to be presented and discussed at the national level The National Focal Points will explore if their countries might host ANAF Secretariat; and the delegations attending CIFAA Session in The Gambia at the end of March 2017, will report on the decision taken in term of the two above-mentioned options.