Our services
QUALITY ASSURANCE
UFPEA has a technical team of Quality Assurance Managers under their umbrella association “Quality Assurance Managers Association” (QAMA) which is an affiliate of UFPEA. They pool their expertise to ensure a harmonized approach towards fish quality and safety issues.
POLICY ADVOCACY
Through public/private partnership, the association pushes for its interests as well as resolving constraints and challenges facing the industry with relevant government bodies such the Directorate of Fisheries Resources DiFR, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on behalf of its members.
CAPACITY BUILDING
UFPEA also lobbies and mobilizes technical assistance as requested by member companies and carries out training in factories on different issues affecting the industry like certification ,Self-Monitoring and technology.etc
RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY
UFPEA is committed to sustainable management of fishery resources.As a measure to control the illegalities that have led to a reduction in fish stocks, in 2007 the industry started a self policing and control programmes that carries out impromptu inspection in all fish processing establishments.
About
Uganda Fish Processors and Exporters Association (UFPEA) is an umbrella organisation representing the private sector in the fisheries sub-sector. Founded in 1993, Uganda Fish Processors & Exporters Association (UFPEA) is a non profit organisation that brings together industrial fish processors in Uganda. Current membership stands at 11 fish processing companies all which are located long the shores of Lake Victoria. UFPEA is mandated to lobby and advocate for appropriate policies and programmes that benefit the sector, and promote sustainable management of Nile Perch resources.Through sustained investments in outstanding facilities, the industry has been transformed into a modern processing industry making fish and fishery products the leading non-traditional export product from Uganda.
Ufpea executive committee
SUJAL GOSWAMI
RAKESH SHETTY
PHILLIP BOREL
OVIA KATITI MATOVU
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UFPEA COVID NEWSLETTER
The pandemic has created in an unprecedented economic, social and health crisiswith impacts on the most vulnerable groups including women (harvesters andvendors), fish workers and ethnic minorities. Many individuals who are notregistered, operate in the informal labour market with no labour market policies,including no social protection and no access to relief package/aid. Theseconditions might exacerbate Read more about UFPEA COVID NEWSLETTER[…]
FAO SOFIA -2020
Scientific developments of the last 50 yearshave led to a much improved understanding ofthe functioning of aquatic ecosystems, and toglobal awareness of the need to manage themin a sustainable manner. Twenty-five yearsafter the adoption of the Code of Conduct forResponsible Fisheries (the Code; FAO, 1995), theimportance of utilizing fisheries and aquacultureresources responsibly is now widely Read more about FAO SOFIA -2020[…]
UFPEA NEWSLETTER
Dear Our Esteemed Readers, I have the pleasure of presenting to you the Uganda Fish Processors & Exporters Association (UFPEA)’s E-newsletter for the period September – December 2019. As we close the year 2019, on behalf of our association members I would to thank all of you for your cooperation and partnership that we have Read more about UFPEA NEWSLETTER[…]
JINJA FISH FESTIVAL
Perfect Events, with funding from GIZ –RFBC together with other partners i.e. Directorate of Fisheries Resources, NAFIRRI, FFOU, UFPEA, UFFCA, and WCU have organized the second edition of the fish festival which will take place on the 1st December 2019 at forever resort next to Source of the Nile bridge. The festival provides business communities Read more about JINJA FISH FESTIVAL[…]
UFPEA E-NEWSLETTER
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to our esteemed readers Uganda Fish Processors & Exporters Association (UFPEA)’s first E-newsletter. Previously we had several printed newsletters that attracted a good readership among the fisheries fraternity and beyond. Uganda Fish Processors & Exporters Association (UFPEA)
