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FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 312




Fisheries credit programmes and revolving loan funds: case studies




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Edited by
U. Tietze
Fishery Industry Officer
Fishing Technology Service
FAO Fishery Industries Division

P. Merrikin
Consultant
FAO Fishery Industries Division

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PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENT

This document was edited in the Fishery Industries Division of FAO by U. Tietze, Fishery Industry Officer, and P. Merrikin, Consultant. The case studies presented in this publication were originally compiled by their authors, i.e. Alma Capati Dickson, Delphin Gnohouedokonon, G. Hanek and T. Baziramwabo, Ralph V. Jones, Juan Carlos Seigo, S. Shetty, Bishu P. Shrestha, Ali Mohammed Suliman and U. Tietze.

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Tietze, U.; Merrikin, P. (eds.).
Fisheries credit programmes and revolving loan funds: Case studies.
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 312. Rome, FAO. 1989. 125p.
ABSTRACT
While it is widely acknowledged that the availability of institutional credit is an important pre-condition for the further development of the small-scale fisheries sector of many developing countries, the lack of well-documented information with regard to the reasons for the success or failure of fisheries credit schemes impedes progress in the design and operation of new fisheries credit programmes and revolving loan funds.
In order to gain more information in this vital area, the Fishery Industries Division of FAO initiated a series of case studies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean on successful fishery credit programmes and revolving loan funds. ‘Successful’ was defined by an over-all positive socio-economic impact, the full utilization of credits for their intended purpose, achievement of disbursement targets and satisfactory loan recovery.
Each region is represented by two or three case studies, selected on the basis of various institutional and operational circumstances, in order to cover all major settings of fisheries credit operations.
The case studies presented in this volume reflect the opinions of their authors who in some cases have been closely associated with the design and implementation of the credit programmes. Some editorial changes have been made to facilitate presentation and comparison, but the substance of the studies and the conclusions reached are those of the authors.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
AFRICA: REGIONAL SUMMARY
CREDIT FOR FISHERMEN ON LAKE TANGANYIKA: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PROJECT FOR INTEGRATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CREDIT FOR ARTISANAL FISHERMEN ON LAKE TANGANYIKA
by U. Tietze

FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ON LAKE KIVU (RWANDA) - CREDIT SYSTEM AND FISH MARKETING
by G. Hanek and T. Baziramwabo

LAKE FISHING CREDIT PROJECT, LAKE NOKOUE, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BENIN
by Delphin Gnohouedokonon

ASIA: REGIONAL SUMMARY
CASE STUDY OF ARTISANAL MARINE FISHERIES CREDIT PROJECT IN ORISSA, INDIA
by U. Tietze

INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT FOR FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN NEPAL: A CASE STUDY
by Bishnu P. Shrestha

THE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND FOR ENHANCING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN FISHING COMMUNITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
by Alma Capati Dickson

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: REGIONAL SUMMARY
THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES CREDIT PROGRAMME IN BARBADOS
by Ralph V. Jones in cooperation with the Barbados Development Bank

THE SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY OF PUNTA ALLEN, MEXICO
by Juan Carlos Seijo

MIDDLE EAST: REGIONAL SUMMARY
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN: CASE STUDY OF FISHERIES CREDIT
by Ali Mohammed Suliman

CREDIT FOR FISHERMEN: THE EXPERIENCE IN THE YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
by S. Shetty