LAO/89/003

	DEVELOPMENT OF FISH CULTURE EXTENSION
	TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fisheries Policy and Programme Review

Report prepared by

Charles L. Angell
Consultant Project Assessment & Future Recommendations

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Vientiane, October 1996

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1.0   BACKGROUND

2.0   NATIONAL FISHERIES POLICY

2.1   Aquaculture

2.1.1   Achievement of food security
2.1.2   Preservation and sustainable management of indigenous natural resources
2.1.3   Promotion of diversified production of cash crops for local consumption and export
2.1.4   Water resource development
2.1.5   Rural development
2.1.6   Outstanding issues

2.1.6.1   Sustainable hatchery production
2.1.6.2   Appropriate technology
2.1.6.3   Environmental impacts on aquaculture

2.2   Wetland and reservoir management

2.2.1   Achievement of food security
2.2.2   Preservation and sustainable management of indigenous natural resources
2.2.3   Promotion of diversified cash crops for local consumption and export
2.2.4   Water resource development
2.2.5   Rural development

2.3   Aquatic resource identification and fish genetics

2.3.1   Achievement of food security
2.3.2   Preservation and sustainable management of indigenous natural resources
2.3.3   Water resource development
2.3.4   Rural development

2.4   Post harvest technology and regulations

2.4.1   Achievement of food security
2.4.2   Promotion of diversified cash crops for local consumption and export
2.4.3   Rural development

3.0   INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS

3.1   The Fisheries Development Division

3.2   Fisheries at the provincial level

3.3   Interdepartmental coordination

3.4   Project identification and proposal preparation

3.5   Credit institutions

4.0   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

5.0   RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1   Strengthen resource management capacity

5.2   Develop fish health policy for imports

5.3   Strengthen indigenous species culture

5.4   Build socio-economic capabilities

5.5   Diversify funding sources

6.0   REFERENCES