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Book (stand-alone)Bank Credit for Artisanal Marine Fisherfolk in Orissa, India - BOBP/REP/32 1987
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No results found.This document describes and analyses a credit project for fisherfolk of Orissa, India, carried out from March 1982 to March 1986 with technical assistance from the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP). Under the project, credit worth Rs. 6.5 million - in the form of boats, nets and bicycles for marketing - were distributed by nine nationalised banks to 2,500 fisherfolk households in Orissa’s four coastal districts. The document outlines the rationale and the p hilosophy of the credit project and discusses the preparatory work, the economics, the implementation and the results. Dr. U. Tietze, BOBP Extension Training Officer, provided the expertise for the project. He worked in cooperation with extension officers and fisheries officials of Orissa, and the bankers who provided the credit. The small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme is funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority) and executed by the FAO (Food an d Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). It seeks to help improve the conditions of marine smallscale fisherfolk in member-countries; the immediate object is to develop, demonstrate and promote, through pilot activities, technologies and methodologies by which such betterment can be attained. The project covers five countries bordering the Bay of Bengal - Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand. -
ProjectArtisanal Marine Fisheries In Orissa: A Techno-Demographic Study - BOBP/WP/29 1984
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No results found.The fisheries census presented in this paper is part of a project for integrated development of marine fishing villages in the four coastal districts of Orissa. In the course of the project an extension service for traditional marine fisherfolk was established by the Department of Fisheries, Orissa; and training was provided to the extension officers in the areas of fishing technology, credit and finance, extension techniques and community development by the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme. In conjunction with the training for extension officers, active extension work was also undertaken with BOBP support. This related to: (a) making institutional finance available for traditional fisherfolk; (b) establishing non-formal primary schools; (c) introducing and trying out motorized beachlanding craft and (d) introducing improved types of fishing gear. To meet the information requirements of the extension service, a few surveys were conducted. These include d a qualitative analysis of Orissa’s traditional fishing technology; a socio-cultural study of the major ethnic groups and castes forming the marine fisherfolk; a study of the economics of commonly used fishing methods; and last, but not the least, a fisheries census, which is presented in this paper. Actual data collection and compilation at the village level were carried out for these studies by the officers of the Marine Fisheries Extension Service of Orissa. In compiling and interpreting the data, valuable advice was provided by Mr. P. Mohapatra, Additional Director of Fisheries; Mr. B. B. Mohapatra and Mr. R. K. Singh, Deputy Directors; and Mr. B. C. Patnaik, Superintendent of Fisheries Statistics. It is hoped that the census methodology developed for this paper might be useful for other extension services in the Bay of Bengal region. -
ProjectStudy on Income Indebtedness and Savings Among Fisherfolk of Orissa, India - BOBP/WP/55 1987
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No results found.The BOBP has been active in extension work among coastal areas of Orissa during the past four years. A credit project for fisherfolk that initially benefited some 2,500 fisherfolk households, and was notable for very high loan recovery, is an example. (This has been reported in detail in BOBP/REP/32). This project helped strengthen the physical assets of fisherfolk. A savings project was then launched to improve the financial assets of fisherfolk. This paper discusses the project. The paper pr esents the findings of a study on ownership, income, indebtedness and savings patterns in two Orissa fishing villages, Udayapur and Gopalpur. It is hoped that the data collected will help small-scale fisheries development activities in general and rural financial institutions in particular. The study is one of the activities of the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) which started in 1979. During its first phase (1979- 1986), the project was funded by SIDA (Swed ish International Development Authority) and executed by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). Its main goals were to develop, demonstrate and promote technologies and methodologies to improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk in five member countries — Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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