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Book (series)Fish marketing and consumption survey in the Kyrgyz Republic 2013
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No results found.A country-wide survey was carried out to assess the status, trends and issues related to fish production, marketing and consumption in the Kyrgyz Republic. The methodology adopted was a combination of structured questionnaires and one-to-one interviews that collected data from 1167 respondents, which included fish farmers, vendors/sellers of fish and fish products, consumers of fish and fish products and key informants. The emerged trends and issues from the survey results were presented and in terpreted under fish production, trade and consumption. Since independence, the fish production in the Kyrgyz Republic is not realized to its potential due to knowledge gaps in innovative technology and good management practices in aquaculture and fisheries. Inconsistent supply of quality fish seed, lack of access to fish feeds and credit, and total absence of state support services were the main constraints. Farmers see opportunities to develop recreational fisheries in their aquaculture ponds . The main constraints to a developed fish marketing are related to infrastructure and institutional management. The majority of markets are rather poorly endowed with basic infrastructure and services for food handling. Knowledge deficit on modern sanitation techniques and quality control, management of hygiene of fish handlers, and distantly located markets from fishers are also constraints in fish marketing. A vigorous attempt to improve the system should begin by a very careful and detailed evaluation of the problems in the market and marketing system. The quality of unprocessed fish during transit from harvest to the consumer cannot be assured as the present system of inspection and quality control is restricted mainly to the processed fish products. The price of fish is influenced by the price at which the middlemen/wholesalers buy their fish and the amount of profit they intend to gain, and it is fixed through supply and demand interaction. The marketing inefficiency too contri butes to unregulated price margins. In proportion to other commodities, fish prices have recently increased and this discourages increasing per capita fish consumption. The share of fish in the food basket offered by catering entities averages 19 percent, while the share of fish and fish products in the total food basket of a household amounts to less than 9.7 percent. The indications are that to increase this share, fish prices must go down. Fish selling business is dominated by females, mainl y in the post-harvest sector due to their involvement in household-based small-scale fish processing. Exporters perceived that low-interest credit and improved legislation to streamline export procedures, elimination of corruption and access to information, particularly on pricing policies, quality standards, and forecasted fish consumption and demand are key to improve the export industry. The report includes a set of recommendations to address the issues emerged from the survey related to fish production, marketing and consumption. -
ProjectRecommendations regarding fish species suitable for stocking tributary rivers/streams (cold waters) and responses from the Advisory Group in-line with the code of practice regarding species introductions
Sepik River Fish Stock Enhancement Project: PNG/85/001. Field Document No. 16
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No results found.The purpose of this document is to archive the recommendations of the project to introduce four cyprinid fish species into the Sepik/Ramu catchment for purposes of fish stock enhancement. Coates (1990a) outlined the reasons 1 and justification for stocking the river basin. Coates (1990b and 1991) detailed proposals to stock the basin with four species (two translocated within Papua New Guinea and two new introductions) all of which were lowland, warm water species. The present four species are a ll recommended for tributary rivers at higher altitudes. -
DocumentKyrgyz Republic: FAO Country Programming Framework in Kyrgyz Republic 2015-2017 2015
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This document updates the FAO Country Programming Framework in the Kyrgyz Republic from 2011 to 2015 as signed by the Minister of Agriculture in May 2012. It identifies the priorities of FAO’s interventions in the country to support the achievement of the development objectives set by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in the above mentioned documents and processes. It builds on FAO’s current programme and suggests directions for its adjustment and expansion; it also reflects the recent adjus tments made in FAO’s Strategic Framework as well as new guidance provided for compiling the CPF. It also takes into account the relevant strategies and priorities identified by FAO’s partner agencies so as to recognize FAO’s comparative advantages, and to maximize synergy and increase aid effectiveness. Formulation and update of the CPF have involved a review of national strategic priorities for food and nutrition, agriculture, forestry and fishery development, and the examination of ongoing and planned development programmes in the Kyrgyz Republic. This document has been formulated and updated through consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture, sector stakeholders, national institutions, and development partners. This document is jointly owned by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and FAO; it demonstrates FAO’s commitment to the spirit of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, which stresses coordination, harmonization and partnership within the donor community at the coun try level.
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