수산업의 가치사슬을 활용한 국제개발협력에 관한 연구

A Study on International Development Cooperation in Fisheries Industry by Utilizing Value Chain : Focused on the Case of Japan and Senegal

Seafood is an important food source for millions of people all over the world. according to the FAO report, the total production of marine products world-wide was 164 million tons in 2006, of which 110 million tons are used as food, supplying at least 15% of the animal protein consumed by humans. Seafood is also a major revenue source for exports in developing countries. Senegal is one of Africa’s leading fisheries nations. However, Senegal has many problems such as reduction of catches and miniaturization of fish species. And various problems occur due to lack of infrastructure, technology and marketing ability. In the process of fisheries cooperation by a donor country, the paradigm of cooperation is shifting from a simple fish catch increase to a sustainable cooperation scheme that can lead to potential value in the fisheries sector. The paper reviews Japan’s fisheries cooperation plan with Senegal. It aims to maximize economic profit without catching more marine products, and to develop the value chain involving consumption as a means of implementing the strategy. Fisheries cooperation mode was established as a way to eliminate flaws or to maximize efficiency in the stages of improvements of fisheries law, quality control, distribution system, developments of new markets and new products. It leads to a tool to realize the sustainable fisheries resource management. It links resource management with the enhancement of the added value of marine products. From this we suggest new potential direction and implications for Korea’s fisheries cooperation policy.