As part of the project operations, FAO assigned the present reporter as Aquaculturist - Consultant with the following terms of references:
The Aquaculturist will be responsible for:
1. Implementation of project activities in partnership with the National Project Director (NPD).2. Design and Implementation of the training programme for staff, extension workers and farmers including production of training manuals and information material.
3. Establishment of hatcheries and demonstration farms of the project.
4. Preparation technical reports and feasibility studies for the demonstration farms.
5. Establishment of contacts with the private sector and supervision of the establishment of private fish farm and
6. Assess the possibilities to introduce warm water fisheries in Northern Areas and advice on the improvement of existing cold water fisheries production.
The project has been originally planned for 30 month duration. As per the project document the service of an Aquaculturist was originally visualised for 13 months split into three missions (4 months, 6 months and 3 months) but during the implementation of the project, the consultancy was revised for two missions (7 months and 6 months) of which the present consultancy was assigned as first mission for a period of seven months. The Consultant arrived Pakistan on 21. 02. 1996. On completion of briefing at Islamabad, the Consultant joined duty station - Muzaffarabad on 27. 02. 1996.
At the end of the present consultancy during a joint debriefing meeting of Technical Review Mission to the Project with the GOAJK/UNDP/FAO, at UNDP, Islamabad on the request of the GOAJK authority, more two weeks service of Aquaculturist was agreed to extend by FAO/UNDP authorities and Review Mission specially to supervise the layout of the first Fish Seed Production and Distribution Centre at Chikar as per approved master plan.
Thus, the present report covers the mission period of 21.02.1996 to 29.09.1996.
