Mr. Lahsen Ababouch This is Me

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1. 1. www.fao.org

   www.fao.org/world/Regional/RNE - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/10/2008   Last Visited: 5/22/2008

   The idea was to establish a network that could provide a multiplier effect and help FAO more comprehensively address these issues on the ground," said Lahsen Ababouch of FAO's Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
   
   FIN works at the regional level in the developing world to promote fish trade, supply up-to-date information on markets and prices, bring buyers and sellers together and provide training in key areas such as processing technology and food safety issues.
   
   Currently, the netk, which covers 87 developing nations, comprises seven independent centres each focusing on a region, and these facilities are coordinated by Globafish, based at FAO's Rome headquarters.
   
   "Each centre functions as a locus of expertise in the post-harvest sector of fisheries and aquaculture, including trade and marketing, implementing demand-driving activities targeted to the specific needs of the region where it is located," Mr. Ababouch noted.

2. 2. FAO - Trade in agriculture, fisheries and forestry

   www.fao.org/trade/cont_en.asp - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/7/2007   Last Visited: 12/7/2007

   Lahsen Ababouch Chief, Fish Utilization and Marketing Service (FIIU) Fishery Industries Division Tel. (+39) 06 570 54157 Fax. (+39) 06 570 55188 E-mail: Lahsen.Ababouch@fao.org

3. 3. www.oneocean.org

   www.oneocean.org/overseas/2007 - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/1/2007   Last Visited: 9/2/2007

   "Establishing transparent, fair and reliable certification schemes is not at all straightforward," said Lahsen Ababouch of FAO's Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
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   "There was wide consensus on the roadmap that is being proposed, that certification schemes should address four main areas: food safety and quality, social impacts of fish farming on local communities, environmental issues and economic feasibility," Ababouch said.
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   These incidents illustrate the importance of ensuring product safety in fish farming -- the most rapidly growing food production sector for over a decade now -- according to Lahsen Ababouch, a fish product safety expert with FAO.
   
   "Today's global chain of fish production and supply is extremely complicated," says Ababouch.
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   The challenge is making sure that benchmarks used to judge safety are grounded in sound science and that fish farmers, whether they be from a developed or developing country, are not unfairly disadvantaged," adds Ababouch.