Bangladesh Country Investment Plan - Feed the Future

B. Priority Interventions
6 Priorities
from
Consultation
Process
(Brief
description
of activities)
There is tremendous potential for increasing the productivity of fisheries. The
importance of this sector can be highlighted in that it is a good source of providing
nutritious and protein rich food and it plays an important role for employment
generation, poverty reduction, foreign exchange earning, and food and nutrition
security in Bangladesh.
There is a strong call for development of this sector through development of
aquaculture, management of fisheries resources, public private partnership and
sustainable shrimp and prawn production and community based co-management of
wetlands.
The prioritization of activities linked to each of the interventions is as follows:
Develop small scale aquaculture
Enhance disease diagnosis facility in the field offices of DOF (T). Promote small
scale good aquaculture practices with quality feeds, fingerlings and drugs (H).
Diversification of fish processing (H).
Improve management of fisheries resources
Excavation and sanctuaries of water bodies for fish breeding and community based
management of open water fisheries with training and credits (T). Establish hatchery
locally ensuring supply of disease free fish brood/seeds (H). Assessment and
management of stock inland marine fisheries (H).
Promote public private partnerships
Establish modern fish processing industries with backward and forward linkages (H).
Support establishment of cold storage, and cold chains (H). Production of quality
fingerlings, feeds and drug (H).
Promote fishery production in the South
Marine and brackish water fisheries resources management and capacity development
(H). 2. Fish Breeding ground development in brackish water system (H). Promote
technology for integrated use of embankment areas for fish production (H).
Establishment of cold storage for preservation of white fish (all c oastal and marine
fish) (H). Develop Shrimp policy (M). Land zoning for bagda shrimp (M).
Diversification in coastal aquaculture- Crab, mussels, sea weeds, etc. (M).
8 Main national
implementation
institutions
9 Main
international
DPs
10 Main
implementation
challenges
C. Implementation Features
The national implementation institutes are DOF, BFDC, BFRI, Universities and
private sector.
DOF and BFSC are entrusted with the task of technology dissemination,
production and supply of fingerlings, disease control, management of fisheries
resources and wetlands and quality testing of shrimp exports. These institutions
need capacity development for enhancing fishery extension services. There is
need to create enabling environment for enhanced participation of PPP and
private sector in feed production, establishment of hatcheries and fish processing.
BFRI and universities are engaged in technology development and needs capacity
development.
DANIDA is the main contributor in the sector, supporting the implementation of
the RFLDP with an amount of 7 M US$ available for the period of
implementation of CIP. WB through the ECRRP is also contributing to the
recovery and rehabilitation of fisheries sector in the cyclone Sidr and Aila
affected districts. Similarly to Programme 5, the coordination among DPs in the
sector passes mainly through the LCG/ARDFS.
Current challenges are inadequate capacity, of DOF, BFDC, and BFRI as well as
the private sector, to meet the growing demand for delivery of extension and input
services and technology generation. Poor quality fingerling, inadequate laboratory
facilities for disease diagnosis at field level are also key concerns.
Note: The activities prioritized as Top (T), high (H) medium (M) and low (L).
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