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Follow-up consultancy: shrimp culture development. Report

Shrimp Culture Development Project

Year of publication 1991

Pages p.22

Author Pinij Kungvankij;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The first phase of the consultant's assignment for the Agricultural sector project formulation mission TCP/IRA/0051 was carried out during the period 22 March-14 April 1990. The terms of reference as set out in the report on the first consultancy are as follows : to review and assess experience to date in Iran, and in particular at the Government pilot project, in the field of marine shrimp production including research, egg collection, breeding, disease control and feeding; to visit the sit es of existing marine shrimp culture operations in Iran, make recommendations on technology suitable for Iranian conditions, pond preparation, source of feed, disease and quality control, and where necessary equipment for which costs and specifications should be provided. in the course of his investigations, to provide training to his Iranian counterpart and develop proposals for an on-site training programme at the Government pilot shrimp culture station. to prepare a report on the findings as well as a project preparation framework and draft project document for UNDP funding. The latter should be discussed with the Government and cleared by UNDP prior to the consultant's departure from Teheran.

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Kungvankij, P. Jul 1991. Follow-up consultancy: shrimp culture development. Report. Rome (Italy). 22 p.

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