Artisanal Fisheries Resilience Development Project (PROPEIXE) aims to improve the resilience and incomes and livelihoods, food security and nutrition of poor households involved in artisanal fisheries. Its development objective is expected to increase the returns from fish sales for artisanal fishers and small market operators on a sustainable basis.
PROPEIXE has three main components:
Component 1: Resilient and sustainable fisheries and coastal livelihoods. It aims to support sustainable community management and alternative income sources to establish sustainably managed and climate-resilient fisheries. It will also outline priority areas for rehabilitation and protection of coastal ecosystem and biodiversity.
Component 2: Integrated fisheries Value Chain(VC) development and climate resilient infrastructure. It aims to focus on developing a sustainable fisheries VC, built on the concept of climate resilience and environmental sustainability, provision of services and linkages. It will upgrade the climate resilient last-mile road infrastructure linking the main landing zones to market corridors, which incorporates technology, automation, renewable energy, efficiency and economic viability.
Component 3: Institutional strengthening, project management and policy. It aims to provide targeted capacity building of the institutions responsible for overseeing and supporting PROPEIXE activity implementation, supporting additional extension officers, equipment and transport means for the Delegations.