(07-05-2013)
“Partnership between the public and
private sector provides a new opportunity for doing development better –
by recognising the strength and competencies of each sector and finding
new ways of harnessing the common good,” said Mrs Elvi Wijayanti, on
behalf of Mr Anang Noegroho, Chairman of the ASEAN Sectoral Working
Group on Fisheries.
Recognising that partnership and
collaboration between the public and private sector can create effective
and efficient solutions, government and private sector representatives
in ASEAN have participated in dialogues and discussions since 2010
through the support of the ASEAN-U.S. Technical Assistance and Training
Facility and the ASEAN-U.S. Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through
Knowledge, Enterprise Development, and Trade (MARKET) Project. In
preparation for the realisation of the ASEAN Economic Community, and to
address issues threatening the sustainability of fisheries and
aquaculture in ASEAN, the public and private sector has decided to
further the level of engagement, from dialogues to partnership and
collaboration in the implementation of activities.
At the ASEAN Public-Private Dialogue on
Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture held in Bangkok, Thailand, in
December 2012, participants from the public and private sectors agreed
and supported the formation of the ASEAN Public-Private Informal
Taskforce for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture that will serve as a
platform for ASEAN’s public and private sector stakeholders in the
fisheries and aquaculture industry to work collaboratively on tackling
issues that threaten the sustainability of the industry. To kick-start
the formation of the informal taskforce, key representatives from
ASEAN’s government, private sector, and smallholder fishers and farmers
gathered in March 2013, at Bali, Indonesia, to discuss and finalise the
details of the structure and operational details of the Informal
Taskforce, and to prioritise key activities that can be implemented
jointly and coordinated through the taskforce.
The Informal Taskforce prioritised
several areas for further exploration in the capture fisheries
sub-sector, including the design of common ASEAN fisheries improvement
program protocols for key fisheries, combating Illegal, Unreported and
Unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the development of marine aquaculture.
For the aquaculture sector, the Taskforce identified disease management,
harmonisation of standards, improvement of seed quality and
availability, addressing the cost of feed through better feeding
practices and applied research on alternative protein sources as
priority activities. A representative of ASEAN’s small fishers and
farmers expressed that issues prioritised by the Taskforce were very
much in line with the interests of the private sector, including small
holders, and the collaborative implementation of these activities “would
have positive impacts on business opportunities and in ensuring the
success of production in the future”.
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