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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectMarketing and distribution aspects of Lake Victoria fisheries in Uganda 1990
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Book (series)Fish marketing and credit in Viet Nam. 2004
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No results found.Since the early 1980s, exports of fish in Viet Nam have increased significantly while the improvement of domestic marketing and utilization of fish have not received sufficient attention. Improving supplies of fish for urban and rural populations, better quality and safety of products and ensuring food security, particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable parts of the population, are important concerns which were addressed by studies, the findings of which are presented in this repor t. These findings suggest that the domestic consumption of fish in Viet Nam is probably higher than previously assumed. Given the projected strong economic growth over the coming years, it must be expected that local consumer demand will continue to expand. At the same time, the exportoriented fish processing industry will result in an increased demand for raw materials. This substantial future demand for safe and high quality fish products can only be met if efficient marketing arra ngements are in place. The findings of the studies identify a number of constraints in the present domestic fish marketing channels, which form the basis of recommendations for the improvement of the present marketing arrangements. These include the establishment of fish wholesale markets in large urban areas, establishment of well-functioning assembly markets at important fish landing sites, improvement of the legal/regulatory framework for the operations of fish wholesalers, establ ishment of fish market price information systems, promotion of contract farming/ trading systems among fish market operators certified by local authorities, improvement of fisheries statistics systems for better fish market planning, the promotion of a domestic fish market strategy complementing the export-oriented development strategy and the development of a coordination mechanism for the public sector for fish marketing and fish market management. As far as the fish marketing chai n is concerned, it is recommended that governmental and semi-governmental institutions should play an active role in the improvement of the vertical fish marketing chain. Their cooperation with the private-sector stakeholders is requested as capabilities of the private sector to establish well-working cooperation arrangements seem limited and have not (yet) brought the expected benefits. Publicprivate partnership appears to be the key to success. Credit is widely used for financing m arine capture fisheries, particularly offshore fishing and export-oriented fish culture, processing and marketing. State-owned financial institutions play a major role in financing capital expenditure while working capital requirements are mainly met by informal sources of credit. Future investment requirements and credit needs are greater than current availability. In particular, the domestic fish marketing sector, i.e. wholesalers and retailers, so far have only a limited access to credit and this is perceived as an obstacle to the growth and improvement of the sector. In the case of offshore fisheries, the findings suggest that there should not be any further expansion of credit, and future credit support should focus on making the fleet more efficient and sustainable. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Report of the Workshop on Financing Value-added Production and Marketing of Fishery Products in Asia and the Pacific. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26-30 May 1997. 1998
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No results found.This is the report of the Workshop on Financing Value-added Production and Marketing of Fishery Products in Asia and the Pacific held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 to 30 May 1997. The workshop was attended by 53 participants from eleven countries, including six experts under the Technnical Co-operation among Developing Countries (TCDC) programme. Only the participation of the TCDC experts and the two FAO staff members was funded by FAO while all other participants were funded by their ow n institutions or by bilateral development agencies such as the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). This reflects the interest in the workshop of the concerned national institutions and organizations as well as their commitment. The meeting was a direct contribution to Commitment Six of the Rome Declaration and the World Food Summit Plan of Action as it promoted optimal allocation and use of public and private investments in supp ort of value-added fishery products. It also relates directly to the theme of World Food Day 1997 which was Investing in Food Security. The workshop commenced with presentations on trends and developments in value-added production and marketing of fishery products and went on to discuss the financial and investment requirements for value-added production and marketing of fishery products. Country presentations and case studies followed from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, M alaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Iran and the Maldives. In addition to exchanging and discussing experiences in financing the production and marketing of value-added fishery products, the meeting also drew up specific proposals for follow-up at national and regional levels to enhance credit facilities for the production and marketing of value-added fishery products with particular reference to the small- and medium-scale sector.
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