Final Technical Report Training of Beach Management Units on Lake Victoria ACP FISH II ...

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"Strengthening Fisheries Management in
ACP Countries"

Final Technical Report
Training of Beach Management Units on Lake Victoria
ACP FISH II Programme Activity No. 4.1

Project ref. N°CU/PE1/UG/10/005
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

May 2011
A project implemented by:

Project Funded by the European Union.
“This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union.
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Training of Beach Management Units on Lake Victoria
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Team Composition:
Team Leader (Senior Fisheries Management Specialist): Dr John Esser
Training Specialist: Mr Ansen Ward

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number
Acknowledgements 1
Abbreviations and acronyms 2
Executive summary 4
Introduction 6
Comments on Terms of Reference 8
Organisation and Methodology 9
Description of activities 10
Briefings and courtesy calls 12
Document review 12
Training Needs Assessment 13
Training module and materials development 19
Pilot testing and on the job training 23
Training of trainers’ workshop 24
Conclusions and Recommendations 26

List of Tables

Table 1 Scheduling of activities 9
Table 2 Summary of Activities 10
Table 3 Existing Training Materials 21
Table 4 Training Topics 22
Table 5 Summary of BMU trainers training action plans 25

List of Annexes

Annex 1 Terms of Reference 30
Annex 2 Programme and People Met 32
Annex 3 Inception Report Summary 48
Annex 4 List of Reports and Documents consulted 51

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Annex 5 Document Review 53
Annex 6 Training Needs Assessment Checklist 64
Annex 7 Training Needs Assessment Results 66
Annex 8 Training Needs Assessment Summary Matrix 76
Annex 9 BMU Training Needs Assessment Response 89
Annex 10 Training Workshop Participants 92
Annex 11 Workshop Timetable 94
Annex 12 Training Evaluation Results 96
Annex 13 Photographs of Key Activities 99

N.B. due to the large size of the computer file, the training of trainers’ manual produced as a result of
this activity is available on CD as a separate output.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Key Experts and the consultants would like to thank Mr Koane Mindjimba, the ACP Fish II Regional
Manager for Eastern Africa for his support throughout the assignment and Mr Dick Nyeko, Executive
Secretary and Mrs Caroline T. Kirema-Mukasa, Senior Fisheries Management Officer, of the LVFO
Secretariat in Jinja, Uganda for their guidance and coordination. Mr Tom Guda, Regional BMU Chairman
for Lake Victoria provided valuable inputs to the TNA and workshop preparations. The assistance of the
LVFO HRD RWG team members Mr Tim Odende (Chairman) and Ms Joyce Lugonzo from Kenya, Mr
Charles Swai and Mr Tharcisse Higiro from Tanzania and Mr Robin Ibale and Mr Mike Sebabi of Uganda
was greatly appreciated throughout the mission; as was the contribution of the LVFO FIQA RWG
members Mr Stephen Lukanga (Tanzania), Mr Maurice Otieno (Kenya) and Mr Jimmy Atyang, who also
assisted with the TNA, preparation, piloting of the training module and delivery of the training workshop
in Mwanza. The Key Experts and the consultants are also grateful for the interest and enthusiasm of the
BMU training workshop participants and the assistance received from all those met during the mission.

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific States (Lomé Convention IV)
BMU Beach Management Unit
CA Competent Authority
CD Compact Disc
DoF Department of Fisheries
DFR Department of Fisheries Resources (Uganda)
EU European Union
FIQA RWG Fish Inspection and Quality Assurance Regional Working Group
FP Fishery Products
GHP Good Hygiene Practice
HRD RWG Human Resources Development Regional Working Group
ICEIDA Icelandic International Development Agency
IFMP Integrated Fisheries Management Plan Project
ITR Interim Technical Report
K Kenya
LCD Liquid crystal display (projector)
LVFO Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation
MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries
MB Mega byte
MoGLSD Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
NFFTI Nyegezi Freshwater Fisheries Training Institute
OJT On-the-job training
RCU Regional Co-ordinating Unit
SAS Situation Action Standard

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SFP EU/ACP Strengthening Fisheries Products Programme
TNA Training Needs Assessment
ToT Training of trainers
ToRs Terms of reference
TZ Tanzania
Ug Uganda
UK United Kingdom

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report describes the ACP Fish II “Training of Beach Management Units on Lake Victoria” project
which was implemented between February and May 2011. The purpose of which was to build the
capacity of Lake Victoria Beach Management Units (BMU) to operate as fish producers and handle
profitably large volumes of fish in compliance with sanitary rules and regulations.
Working closely with the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) and in particular the Human
Resource Development (HRD), and Fish Quality Assurance (FIQA) Regional Working Groups (RWG) and
Beach Management Unit (BMU) representatives, the Key Experts undertook a document review, training
needs assessment (TNA), prepared and delivered a 7 day training of trainers workshop for BMUs and
produced a pictorial training manual for trainers, available as a separate output from this report. With
the agreement of the ACP Fish II Programme, the overall assignment was implemented via three
missions and all activities proposed in the ACP Fish II Programme ToRs were completed.
The document review clearly demonstrated that capacity building in handling, hygiene, sanitation and
business skills and knowledge is a priority for fishers, processors and traders. The TNA implemented in
conjunction with HRD and FIQA RWG members developed and updated the current understanding of
relevant training in the region. A conclusion was that very few, if any, community level stakeholders had
been trained in improved handling, hygiene, sanitation, and business skills. The TNA findings were
discussed by project stakeholders involving LVFO officers, BMU chairmen and members of the HRD-RWG
at a meeting held at LVFO Headquarters in March, 2011.
The Key Experts, assisted by the HRD and FIQA working groups, took the lead in developing a pictorial
trainer’s manual, which is available on a CD that accompanies this report. Initial piloting of the training
materials was conducted with HRD and FIQA members at the Nyegezi Freshwater Fisheries Training
Institute (NFFTI), Tanzania. The trainer’s manual was central to the training of trainers’ (ToT) workshop
for BMUs. The trainer’s manual also contains guidance for trainers, termed “trainers tips” on how to
deliver the training to fisheries stakeholders. This guidance was used by the trainers as the basis for the
workshop training process.
A total of 24 BMU representatives from key landing sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were trained as
trainers during a seven-day participatory training of trainers workshop held in Mwanza. The workshop
combined theory sessions on business skills and good fish handling, hygiene, sanitation and processing,
working group sessions to help participants practice and build confidence in training delivery, plenary
discussions and practical fieldwork which involved the training of local community BMUs.
Representatives from each country worked in their respective national groups to discuss and plan how

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the training would be taken forward following the workshop. Each national group developed an action
plan which captured the what, who, where, how, when and why concerning how the training would be
conducted to either train community stakeholders or additional trainers at national level. It was agreed
that progress in implementing the proposed action plans would be reported to the ACP Fish II Regional
Coordinator in Kampala and the mechanism to do this was made clear during the workshop. A final
evaluation indicated that the workshop was well received and appropriate.
The BMU ToT workshop also enabled pilot testing of the training materials. The field based training
conducted by the BMU participants at 2 landing sites provided a realistic test of the training materials
and delivery approach developed during the course of the workshop. Feedback from both the BMU
participants and the BMU members at the landing sites, where the training materials and approach was
piloted, was highly positive and illustrated the effectiveness of combining the use of images with a
question and answer approach in communicating information and developing understanding. The
approach also illustrated the capacity of the BMU participants to internalise the training.
On the job training (OJT) for RWG members commenced with the development of the TNA checklist
which the HRD-RWG counterparts helped design. The counterparts were fully involved in collecting the
TNA field data alongside the Key Expert, contributed to the design of the TNA matrix and participated in
the initial analysis of the survey's findings. Both the HRD and FIQA were involved in designing the
teaching programme for the BMU ToT workshop and development of the training materials. The RWG
members were also fully involved in final editing of the workshop materials and delivery of both
classroom and field based training to the workshop participants.

It is recommended that: the ACP Fish II Programme conduct a follow-up activity in August 2011 to
assess the extent to which the BMU trainers have implemented their action plans to help gauge the
impact of this initiative. To this end, the Programme will be informed of the progress accomplished.
It is recommended that: the final version of the training manual is made readily available to BMUs in the
appropriate language and to other community based trainers within Eastern Africa. Pictorial images
contained in the manual should be replicated on posters and handouts that can assist the trainers
deliver effective training at community level on a wide scale. The ACP Fish II Programme should support
the publication of the initial batch of trainers manual and materials. It is anticipated LVFO, together with
national Competent Authorities and relevant NGOs will assume responsibility for rolling out the training
manual and associated extension materials

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INTRODUCTION

In 2007, 234,000 tons of Nile perch were landed from Lake Victoria, down from its peak of 330,700 tons
in 1993. Available statistics suggest that this downward trend has persisted since then. This has been
attributed to such factors as overfishing, pollution and the catching of immature fish (by illegal gear and
methods) and for which fisheries managers and resource users alike have been blamed. With overall
exports valued at over US$ 329 million in 2008, the fishery makes significant contributions to the well-
being of the fisher folk at fish landing sites and the wider economies of villages and towns within the
Lake Basin, as well as providing a tax base for local and central governments. Other important
commercial fisheries, not only for the domestic markets but also regional and international markets, are
tilapia and dagaa (or mukene, omena). Most of these fisheries and especially the Nile perch fishery are
now under threat from both legal fishing but, by significant levels, of illegal fishing, as reflected in the
downward catches observed in recent years. Management needs to be improved and co-management
― a partnership arrangement whereby government, resource users and other key stakeholders work
together, share experiences and contribute to decisions with a view to ensuring sustainable utilisation
and conservation of the fishery resources ― has been advocated as a way forward. Kenya, Tanzania and
Uganda adopted this approach in 1998 and further agreed to the establishment of Beach Management
Units (BMUs) as community-based fisheries organisations (CBFOs) for co-managing fishery resources.

Within this framework, the lake-wide co-management system is founded on legally empowered BMUs
at the landing site level. BMUs bring together everyone involved in fisheries at a beach ― fishers, boat
owners, traders, processors, boat builders and repairers, net repairers and others, including both men
and women ― to work with government and other stakeholders in managing fishery resources and
improving the livelihoods of the community members. One of their key functions is the management of
landing sites and the supervision of the landing and handling of fish in collaboration with District
Fisheries Officers (DFOs) and national level Fish Inspectors. They therefore have a critical role to play in
ensuring, through enforcement of existing legislation and regulations first, that only legal fishing and
trading activities are conducted at the landing sites and secondly, that fish landed maintains their quality
during the transhipment process. Now, Nile perch is being increasingly challenged on the international
market by Pangasius catfish (also known as iridescent shark) from the Far East and also increasingly from
Alaska Pollock in temperate waters. These stresses are exacerbating the declining supply situation as a
result of apparent overexploitation of the fishery and general environmental decline in Lake Victoria.
BMUs will have to build their resilience and be able to adapt to changing circumstances and this will
often require the development of new approaches, networks and skills. More than ever before, there is

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