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Angola needs to invest in training programmes, extension services, business development services, green skills, and knowledge-sharing platforms to improve the adoption of sustainable practices, resource management, circular business models, and value addition techniques."}, {"bbox": [134, 262, 1149, 343], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Limited access to finance and technology that is critical for enhancing productivity, improving processing techniques and increasing ecosystems resilience, and adopting sustainable and circular practices along the aquatic food value chain."}, {"bbox": [134, 343, 1149, 425], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Limited representation and participation of women and youth in decision-making processes and value chain governance that hampers their ability to advocate for their needs, interests, and rights, as well as to influence policies and programmes that affect them."}, {"bbox": [97, 449, 482, 474], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Market access and international standards"}, {"bbox": [134, 477, 1149, 532], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Poor quality and safety that prevents compliance with international standards, certifications, and traceability."}, {"bbox": [134, 533, 1149, 586], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Limited access to accurate and up-to-date market information that hampers the ability of aquatic food value chain actors to make informed decisions about pricing and market entry strategies."}, {"bbox": [134, 587, 1149, 641], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Weak processing infrastructure, lack of appropriate technology, and limited knowledge of value addition techniques hinder the ability to offer processed and value-added products that meet market demands."}, {"bbox": [134, 641, 1149, 696], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Small-scale producers and processors have limited market concentration that results in limited access to markets and lower bargaining power, affecting their profitability and ability to expand."}, {"bbox": [97, 720, 1149, 828], "category": "Text", "text": "Addressing these challenges requires a comprehensive value chain development approach, which examines all the elements: actors, stakeholders, support providers, the environment in which they operate, their complex interlinked behaviour, and their technical, economic, social and environmental performance in order to devise an upgrading strategy that will improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability along the whole value chain."}, {"bbox": [97, 853, 1140, 908], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the Action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 933, 1149, 1015], "category": "Text", "text": "The stakeholders to be covered by the Action are numerous and operate at many levels. They will be involved in a participatory and inclusive manner in the implementation of the Action, with women and youth especially empowered to be active participants in the interventions."}, {"bbox": [97, 1040, 1149, 1092], "category": "Text", "text": "Because of the cross-sectoral nature of the blue economy, multiple government ministries and institutions, listed below, will be involved:"}, {"bbox": [134, 1095, 1149, 1173], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The new Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources would be the main pillar of this intervention as the main responsible for the sector and particularly the first component on the sustainable management of the marine resources."}, {"bbox": [134, 1175, 1149, 1333], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The Ministry of Economy and Planning under his mandate to promote economic diversification, wealth and job creation will be, through its technical arm the National Institute for MSMEs (Instituto Nacional da Pequena, Media e Micro Empresa - INAPEM), in charge of specific objective 2 on value chain integration and professionalisation INAPEM, should be the key implementer of the support to the professionalisation of the actors of the fisheries value chain in particular through its upcoming network of Business Support Services Providers."}, {"bbox": [134, 1335, 1149, 1391], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The Ministry of Environment which is responsible for Climate Change and Protection of biodiversity and therefore is co-responsible for the MSP."}, {"bbox": [134, 1391, 1149, 1499], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The ministry of Commerce and Industry being responsible for export promotion, in particular through the National Agency for Private Investments and Exports Promotion (Agencia de Investimento Privado e Promoção das Exportações – AIPEX), will be highly involved in the specific objective 3 for the export promotion of high quality high price aquatic food products."}, {"bbox": [134, 1499, 1149, 1606], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The National Institute for Fisheries and marine Research (Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira e Marítima - INIPM), which is responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the fish and other marine species resources, will also be a key partner under the specific objective 1, supporting the implementation of the Marine Spatial Plan."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1666, 1143, 1692], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 25"}]