Parties signed the PPP Cooperation Agreement for responsible fisheries and aquaculture in Viet Nam on September 9, 2015. From the left: Dr. Flavio Corsin (IDH), Dr. Christian Henckes (GIZ-ICMP), Dr. Pham Anh Tuan (D-Fish), Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung (VIFEP), Mr Huynh Tien Dung (WWF Viet Nam). Photo: Ngoc Tu/ASEAN Seafood
A Public Private Partnership Cooperation Agreement for Responsible Fisheries and Aquaculture between Vietnamese Government Fisheries Bodies and private sectors has been signed for the first time on September 9, 2015.
Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a tool to merge the commitments and alignment of Parties to support the development of Vietnamese Fisheries Sector in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
The partnership was initiated by Directorate General of Fisheries (D-Fish) and 6 other members including WWF-Viet Nam, GIZ, IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative, Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), Viet Nam Institute for Fisheries Economics and Planning (VIFEP), and Viet Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS). However, this partnership is open and welcome to other parties who want to join this agreement and contribute for the sustainable development of Viet Nam Fisheries.
“This initiative creates a platform for public and private sector to work together, at the same time, reduces the overlap of the efforts and increase the synergies among the Parties,” said Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, Vice Director of D-Fish.
All parties of the PPP have committed to collaborate in the development and implementation of activities concerning: development and promotion of responsible fisheries practices; development of relevant national strategies, programme, plans and policies on responsible and sustainable fisheries in Viet Nam; development of incentives (e.g. financial incentives, technical support) for adoption of responsible practices; promotion of responsibly produced fisheries products on the international and domestic market.
Some activities can be listed like Supporting the Aquaculture and Fisheries Improvement Projects (AIP/FIP), Promoting private sector collaborate/support for small scale shrimp farms and Promoting responsible shrimp supply chains in Viet Nam (piloting some models of PPP), Promoting international and domestic market demand on sustainable/certified seafood products, Supporting process of developing national aquaculture action plan, etc.
This is just the beginning of a long tough way ahead, and still requires further detailed discussions and intense efforts from all parties to turn the agreement into a success.
