Oursource presentation

Stichting Our SourceCsardasstraat 4, 6544RX, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Chamber of Commerce: 343 83 886Tel: +31 (0) 243 555 604

www.oursource.org

Our Source is about promoting sustainable sector development to reduce poverty of fish producers and establish a more equitable distribution of value chain benefits. Our Source aims to help bridge the frequently observed gap between small scale fisheries & aquaculture production with the rest of the value chain. Our Source does so by supporting the scale up of existing and newly developed projects targeting market barriers and financial restraints that limit the production and sale of sustainable seafood. It seeks to encourage sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture production through incentives and support provided through the value chain.

Sustainable Resources

Triggering Fishery Improvement Programs (FIPs), co-management plans, monitoring, controlling destructive gear, catch controls.

Finance

Infrastructure, meeting market demands, access to microfinance, green finance (finance that meets ESD goals), community finance funds (e.g. Fair Trade premiums), insurances, building stronger community (cooperative) lending schemes.

Market demand

Market development plan (how to get in and develop), assisting companies to clarify needs and goals (CSR and procurement), connecting people and companies, establishing virtuous chains, keeping abreast of market changes and demands

Market access requirements

Meeting legal requirements,supply chain (IUU, catch monitoring, certification and labelling), product specifications

CURRENT: PROJECT BASEDAceh community development in capture fisheries, meeting international requirements. (Indonesia)Developing an equitable market for pole and line tuna. (Global)

CURRENT: FEASIBILITY STUDIESCertification model for capture fisheries. (Global)

Community finance for Sumatra tilapia. (Indonesia)

Micro finance for the aquaculture sector in Aceh. (Indonesia)

CURRENT: RESEARCHHow can market based certification systems positively benefit coastal communities (Global)

CURRENT: TRAINING/COACHINGMarket Access Requirements to enter the EU. (Asia)

FUTURE DIRECTIONFocus on Asia Pacific, seafood production improvement via trade, public/private partnerships

5 YEAR VISIONMarket driven sustainable trade is improving seafood sustainability in the Asia Pacific region

1.SYSTEMS Facilitating the development of systems that support growth

in the number of sustainable seafood projects in the region

Actions1.1 Assist the development of incentive programs1.2 Work with banks and other lending institutions to develop criteria to guide seafood sector development1.3 Ensure harmonisation between the criteria used to promote sustainable seafood by public, private and development organisations2. MARKETS Facilitating growth in demand from companies and others in the region for sustainable procurement and lendingActions2.1 create the engine room amongst the industry groups (via roundtables etc) for increasing demand for sustainable seafood2.2. work with existing demand centres for sustainable seafood to increase investment in certification and improvement

3. PRODUCERSActing to catalyse interest from fishers, farmers, companies and others who want to access sustainable markets and financeActions3.1 Actively linking incentive schemes, finance availability and improvement schemes on a project basis3.2 Working with existing contacts to develop projects to a stage where they are economically attractive3.3. Conduct and fully document feasibility studies to optimise economic returns from sustainable use.

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