REPORT BY KENNETH NANA AMOATENG ON SNV /FAO THIAROYE FISH PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

REPORT BY KENNETH NANA AMOATENG ATTEND SNV/FAO -THIAROYE FISH PROCESSING TECHNIQUES CEREMONY ON BEHALF GHACCO AT OF GHANA STANDARD AUTHORITY. 09.12.2014

 

The ceremony commenced at 10:20 am at the premises of Ghana standard authority with a brief drama dace, then an opening prayer by Samuel Entee.

Mr. Dakwah the inspecirate Division of Ghana standard authority spoke on behalf of the executive director Ghana standard authority who was not present, giving the welcome address. In his address, he spoke of us Africans setting standard in all what we do as creating methods. There should be prefecture’s, systems, methods in all our dealings, that is why the Ghana standard authority is partnering with the SNV and other organization to meet the standard in exporting hence meeting the worlds standard. For nearly 15 years GSA has involved in many ways to bring about improvement in the fish smoking industry, with he says the smoker (FAP-THIAROYE) is safer, hygienic and effective

The purpose of the gathering was to launch the smoker (FAP-THIAROYE) the main objective of the project is to support the development of sustainable energy value chains in fish smoking markets in Ghana by improving energy efficiency and supply. It is estimated that exposure to smoke from traditional cook-stoves and open fires causes two million premature deaths annually, with women and children pertincually affected. The toxic cook-stove smoke inhated contributes to a range of chronic illness and acute health impacts such as pneumonia, bronchitis, cataracts, lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and low birth weight. The use of the old methods and systems in smoking makes workers especially women under go strenuous condition (exposure to heat and smoky environment) using manual labour and indigenous tools for marginal incomes.

The project is aimed to decrease cost incurred on fuel by women involved in household cooking enhance business capacity of biomas fuel suppliers and stoves dealers through distribution and sales of fuels and improved stoves, reduce deforestation through the use of biomass waste fuels other than fuel- wood and create awareness on availability of gasifier cook-stoves. For now the project is targeted at seven regions in Ghana.

The FAO-thiaroye is an invention of a Senegalese engineer woman. The FAO-thiaroye has the fish smoking compartment (one side for grilling and the other side for smoking) it has the structure of the indigenous oven with the major compartment built of cement blocks with drilled pipe holes at back to bring out excess oil, water gathered that can be used in soap making; the chimney, metal barrel, metal pipe and casing containg the futer, fat collection plate furnace for embers. The FAO-thiaroye uses charcoal at the main energy source and some wood species.

Most fish mongers present especially those from Ada were extremely happy witnessing and being taught how to operate the FAO-thiaroye. They were actively involved the grilling and smoking of the fish, setting fire ete. Nobody commlained of excessrve heat, smoke or the contious the wiping of tears from the eyes. The FAO-thiaroye safer, hygienic and efficient in fish smoking

The ceremony ended with the sod cutting of the project and then closing prayer from a staff of GSA

FAO -THIAROYE FISH PROCESSING TECHNIQUES (FTT-THAROYE) TECHNLOLGY RRANSFER CEREMONY. 09 December .2014

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"when the voice of the people become so loud the government has no alternative but to listen" Martin Luther King Jnr.

Kenneth Nana Amoateng
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