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ProjectImproving Marketing Conditions for Women Fish Vendors in Besant Nagar, Madras -BOBP/WP/66 1991
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No results found.In August 1990. a fish market run exclusively by women fish vendors came up in Besant Nagar. Madras. This paper describes why the market was needed, the activities that culminated in the setting up of the market, the role of various organizations, and their perceptions of the process by which the market became a reality. The market was constructed by the Corporation of Madras. The Bay of Bengal Programme for Fisheries Development (BOBP). provided expertise. including the services of a social w orker to help train the women in community organization: it also helped the women liaise with the Corporation and other organizations’, and provided the Corporation with a draft design for the market. The Fisheries Department extended its co-operation and assistance, particularly in the training of women. On behalf of BOBP. Ms N Valli. social worker, helped to train the fisherwomen, and coordinate with the Corporation of Madras and other authorities. Mr. A Alexander, community organizer, helpe d conduct the participatory survey of the Besant Nagar community’s needs and problems. Mr Philip Townsley. Sociologist (APO); monitored the project. Fr. Elias of Lovola College helped conduct training sessions. Various Corporation officials— Mr L.M. Menez ‘s, Ms Shanta Sheela Nair. Mr V. Manivannan —extended their cooperation at various stages to make the market possible. The activities in connection with the fish market were sponsored by -
Book (series)Report of the Training Course for Fish Marketing Personnel of Tamil Nadu, Madras, India, December 3-14, 1979 - BOBP/REP/9 1980
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No results found.This document is the report of a 12-day training course held in December 1979 for officials of Tamil Nadu state in South India who are concerned with fish marketing. The course was organised jointly by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Fisheries and the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP). The report describes the conduct of the course, and discusses in detail the principal method of instruction adopted, the -
ProjectThe Impact Of Management Training On The Performance Of Marketing Officers In State Fisheries Corporations - BOBP/WP/22 1983
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No results found.This paper reports the findings of an investigation on the impact of two training courses on fish marketing management held for fisheries officials of Tamil Nadu (December 1979) and Andhra Pradesh (November 1980). Participants of the two courses were interviewed in April 1981 as part of the investigation. The courses (held in cooperation with the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh respectively), the investigation into their impact, and the paper produced as a result of the investi gation, are activities of the Project for Small-Scale Fisheries Development of the Bay of Bengal Programme. It is executed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA). It covers five countries bordering the Bay of Bengal — Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Its main aims are to develop, demonstrate and promote appropriate technologiesand methodologies to improve the conditions of small-sc ale fisherfolk and the supply of fish in the small-scale sector in the five member countries.
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