REPORTS - BOBP/REP/64
Chandi Boat Motorization Projects in Bhola, Bangladesh and Their Impacts
by
Robert Hall
Economist. BOBP
Abul Kashem
Programme Officer, BOBP
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REPORTS - BOBP/REP/64 Chandi Boat Motorization Projects in Bhola, Bangladesh and Their Impactsby |
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Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Funding Agency: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BAY OF BENGAL PROGRAMME Madras, India 1994 |
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The Hilsa is the main marine fish captured in Bangladesh. and the Meghna River is the centre of this fishery. Bhola Island. off the east shore of the Meghna, is the home of thousands of fisherfolk who rely on Hilsa for their survival. They mainly use chandi boats in this fishery. This report describes the evolution of the motorization of the chandi boat, in Bhola, between 1980 and 1903. It includes information on the project sponsored by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and developments in the private sector. The Bay of Bengal Programme’s (BOBP) involvement during this period, supporting project implementation and monitoring the project, permits a technosocioeconomic analysis. which is also part of the report. |
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 The project
1.2 Pilot phase ( 1980-83)
1.3 Proposal for 250 engines (1982-86)
1.4 Proposal for 50 engines (1987-89)
1.5 BOBP’s catalytic subproject ( 1987-89)
2. THE DANIDA PROJECT ( 1990-1993)
2.1 Project design
2.2 Project history
3. ANALYSIS OF CHANDI BOAT MOTORIZATION
3.1 Technical aspects
3.2 Economics
3.3 Socioeconomics
3.4 Credit
3.5 Fishery resources
4. CONCLUSIONS
5. BIBLIOGRAPHY