Written by MFMRD Media on 03 January 2025.
The post-harvest training on seaweed products such as ice cream and jam with pawpaw, along with the processes for making tuna jerky and samosa, was conducted by Fisheries Officers for the women's group known as Nei Mom Uprising. This training was considered important as it helps improve their value-adding skills for household needs and business purposes. The one-day training took place on November 30th, 2024, at the RAK Centre in Antebuka. For more information about the recipes for these products, contact the Coastal Fisheries Division (CFD) in Ambo at 75021525. Great appreciation goes to the World Bank through the PROP project for its support of this training.
The IUCN team recently conducted a workshop and training session for the technical team of the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources. This initiative was specifically tailored as a GIS refresher program to address the critical needs GIS technical team within the Ministry. Held over three productive days, from the 2nd to the 6th of this month, the workshop brought together participants from the Geoscience, Oceanic Fisheries, and Coastal Fisheries Divisions. Topics covered included Bioregions, Remote Sensing, Habitat Mapping, Data quality in GIS quality for Kiribati’s Islands best practices and standards for GIS data, GEBCO, Special Unique Marine Areas (SUMA), Allen Coral Atlas, Ocean Zoning, and RTK GNSS GPS training. These sessions provided technical staffs with valuable insights and hands-on experience in various mapping processes to inform decision-making. Beyond enhancing technical expertise, the GIS refresher program aims to promote sustainable marine resource management and advance marine spatial planning efforts in Kiribati.
Honourable Minister Ribanataake Tiwau emphasized the importance of respecting each other, during the launching celebration of the new Ministry name - Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources (MFOR), its new Ministry Strategic Plan 2024-2028 and the brand new CPPL pilot boat Bwebwenmarawa No 1. To improve is to change, and to be perfect is to change often. This is a famous quote that bodes well with the purpose of the celebration. The MFOR family were briefed on the rationale behind the name change as well as the vision and key result areas of the MFOR Strategic Plan which will set the direction for the journey of the MFOR for the next 4 years. MFOR acknowledges development partners such as MFAT and the EU who sponsored the work of the MFOR Strategic Plan 2024-2028; and all SOE/JV Companies and all staff of MFOR for the collective contributions that makes the celebration a successful one.
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