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DocumentSocio-economic survey of the Al Quseir fishing region. Pt. 1: Prior to the establishment of the Cooperative Fishing Centre 1979
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No results found.Project RAB/77/008 aims at developing small-scale fisheries and improving the fishermen's standard of living, in order to discourage them from leaving the industry, to create new employment opportunities and to preserve the fishing communities. The basic approach to be used to achieve the Project goals was the establishment of a cooperative fishing Centre, which could be adopted as a model to be used elsewhere, with the cooperation of the concerned authorities. Al Quseir was chosen, after a soci o-economic survey was carried out, to be the site, of the Cooperative Fishing Centre in Egypt. The requirements for establishing the Centre and the steps to be followed in its establishment are set out in detail in this survey report. -
Book (series)Socio-economic and biological impacts of the fish-based feed industry for sub-Saharan Africa 2022
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As populations grow and urbanize, demand also increases for animal-source foods, including farmed livestock and fish, and for feed products that can include fish-derived ingredients. Low- and middle-income countries are increasingly concerned about the fish-derived ingredient and fish-based feed industry, as many of the fish species used for fish-derived ingredients and fish-based feed production are important for communities as a source of livelihoods and food and nutrition security. The objective of this study was to understand the drivers, outcomes, and trade-offs of the fish-based feed industry for sub-Saharan Africa. The study, using various information sources and mixed methods for data collection and analysis, found that fish-based feeds are mainly exported, offering some economic benefits to governments and fish workers throughout the value chain. At the same time, however, the study results suggest that the industry constitutes a threat to the livelihoods and food and nutrition security of local communities. Looking to the future, a range of actions that are required to ensure that the fish-based feed industry contributes to equitable social and economic development, nutritional benefits, and environmental sustainability were identified. Using a stakeholder Delphi assessment, the study prioritized recommendations for decision-making and future research and these included the establishment of and/or compliance with regulations for environmentally friendly and healthy/safe fish-derived ingredients and fish-based feed production, as well as continued efforts to identify and promote alternative efficient to use feed products that do not rely (or rely less on) fish-based ingredients. -
No Thumbnail AvailableProjectA socio-economic survey on fish-farmers in rural communities 1988
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No results found.A major task for the Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme is to identify optimal procedures for using aquaculture as a tool in rural development. The consultant was employed to assist in this task by developing the methodology and content of a survey of Fish-Farmers in Rural Communities. The survey when fully developed and applied should aid government staff in their work with rural fish-farmers. The consultant visited Zambia from 25 August to 16 September 1987. During that ti me the objectives of the survey were defined, the methodology and content of the survey developed and subsequently tested in Chipata and Petauke Districts. The result is a proposal for a survey which will produce two sets of data. The first concerns the Current Situation and Outlook for fish-farm production in the area studied; the second will yield information about the significance of economic, cultural and political factors thought to influence the decisions of fish-farmers with regard to t heir fish-farming activities. The consultant recommends that a survey of Fish-Farmers in Rural Communities now be conducted in the Northern Region of Zambia. The proposed survey is a tool, and to be tested correctly, it is of utmost importance that it be done under as close to ideal conditions as possible. The consultant therefore recommends that the survey team include four members, who together have academic backgrounds in aquaculture and one or more social sciences. They should have the use of two 4-wheel drive vehicles. The aquaculturist and the two enumerators (socio-economists) should be able to communicate in the language(s) of the region. The survey should include no less than 130 interviews. If vehicles and personnel are provided as indicated, the field work could be completed in three weeks.
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