Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries Department Rome, Italy | Government of Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture Division of Livestock & Fisheries Directorate of Fisheries Dhaka, Bangladesh |
SECOND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECT, FISHERIES COMPONENT (BGD-83-010) |
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT NO. 1
Revised version
April 1985
Code: 4.68.053
Euroconsult
Arnhem, The Netherlands
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1.1 Objectives
1.2 Terms of Reference
1.3 Approach
2 STATE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
2.1 The importance of fisheries
2.2 Fishery resources
2.3 Potentials and constraints for development
2.4 Institutional infrastructure
3.1 Basic principles
3.2 Research programmes
3.3 Research stations
3.4 Site selection for brackish water culture research station
3.5 Tasks and organization of NIFR
4.1 Network planning
4.2 Consultancy staffing
Annex A - General description of research programmes
B - Task descriptions of technical assistance personnel
D - Institutions and persons visited
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 - Fishery resources and production value
2 - Priority rating of main production categories
3 - Research areas and programmes
4 - Research stations with research programmes
5 - Water salinity in Khulna division
7 - Proposed additional expatriate staff
8 - Engineering costs, in Taka
LIST OF FIGURES
2 - Skeleton organization of diagram for NIFR and research stations
3 - Generalized network planning
4 - Schedule for consultancy services
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ASARP | : Assistance to the Second Agricultural Research Project |
BARC | : Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council |
BARS | : Brackish water Aquaculture Research Station |
FARS | : Freshwater Aquaculture Research Station |
FTRS | : Fisheries Technology Research Station |
GOB | : Government of Bangladesh |
MFRS | : Marine Fisheries and Mariculture Research Station |
NIFR | : National Institute for Fisheries Research |
RDA | : Recommended Daily Allowance |
RFRS | : Riverine Fisheries Research Station |
The main objective of the Second Agricultural Research Project, Fisheries Component, is to develop and strengthen fisheries research in Bangladesh. In this report preliminary proposals are presented for the overall research programme and organization of the National Institute of Fisheries Research (NIFR). Comments on an earlier draft concerning research priorities and organizational aspects by the Government of Bangladesh, the World Bank and FAO have been taken into account.
a. Purpose
The purpose of the present report is:
b. Priorities for research
At present riverine fisheries is the most important source of fish (64 %) followed by marine fisheries (19 %) and fisheries in freshwater ponds and other small water bodies (15 %). It is expected that riverine fisheries will decrease as a result of water development works, that marine fisheries will remain at the present production level and that brackish water aquaculture, including shrimp, will increase very strongly. Fish production in ponds, rice fields, Oxbow lakes and Lake Kaptai will also increase albeit at a slower pace.
Consequently main emphasis should be given to research in the following fields:
c. Research stations
Preliminary and generalized research programmes have been established and allocated to five research stations on the basis of criteria of cost-effectiveness and avoidance of duplication. The programmes of the research station will be as follows:
d. Site for Brackish water Culture Research Station (BARS)
The site of the present Benerpota Agricultural Research Station is considered suitably representative with respect to soil condition, tidal fluctuations and variation of salinity of tidal water. Information on land and water-levels to determine whether the required water depth and exchange of water in ponds can be realized has not been obtained in time, for inclusion in the present report.
e. Extension and training
Development of fisheries and aquaculture rests on three pillars: research, extension and training. In order to allow the effective utilization of research findings for extension and training, the following measures are proposed.
f. Co-ordination of research
One of the tasks of NIFR will be to co-ordinate research in fisheries conducted by other parties in Bangladesh. In this respect the following actions and procedures are proposed.
g. Organizational requirements
Headquarters of NIFR should be an effective organization able to deal with the tasks of guiding and co-ordinating research, advising the government and making research findings effectively available for the development of the fisheries sector. The main requirements in this respect are:
k. Planning
A generalized network planning has been prepared, indicating the work to be done to develop NIFR in the period 1985–1989. The first actions to be taken are as follows.
The main objective of the Second Agricultural Research Project, Fisheries Component, is to develop and strengthen fisheries research in Bangladesh. In this report preliminary proposals are presented for the overall research programme and organization of the National Institute of Fisheries Research (NIFR). Comments on an earlier draft concerning research priorities and organizational aspects by the Government of Bangladesh, the World Bank and FAO have been taken into account.
The present report should serve as a basis for discussions with all parties concerned. Especially the organization of NIFR and the phased development of the research stations needs further scrutiny. In the course of 1985 and 1986 detailed proposals will be worked out for the organization, research programmes and implementation schedules of the NIFR and its research stations. In so doing, full consideration will be given to such factors as limited availability of research scientists and scarcity of funds. These proposals will be discussed in detail with the staff of NIFR, the Government of Bangladesh, the World Bank and FAO, after which a detailed fisheries research master plan can be drawn up.