To improve the quality and value of fisheries products in Balochistan and for export Targets and needs Target groups & Outline Strategies Time scale Potential Indicators and sources of beneficiaries Costs/funding verification Fish consumers Extend the reach of the 5 years PKR30 million to Construction of Inspection coverage in Pakistan and Competent Authority to establish the office laboratory & offices High widened to cover fish overseas that Balochistan by and laboratory. Delivery of equipment produced in the major will eat higher establishing a fully staffed IFAD project will Numbers of officers fishing ports of quality branch office and equipped assist with training trained Balochistan Balochistan laboratory at Gwadar components ad in IFAD reports produced fish Develop Codes of Practice training of private UNIDO reports All fisherfolk in for local and export fish sector Balochistan Train staff and fisherfolk UNIDO TRTAII through higher in QC will also assist with fish prices specifying Greater participation of Fish processors equipment needs private sector in self and exporters and in training and regulation of fish quality administrative issues Fisherfolk, fish Build link roads and 7 years initially IFAD will fund Progress of construction Reduce the losses in processors and provide clean water and for the IFAD jetties, ice boxes of infrastructure High to value of Balochistan exporters. sanitation at landing and project. and training in Delivery of ice boxes caught fish processing sites selected sites Other Numbers of people Increased ice production development Other locations trained Currently 25% of value is capacity will be ongoing need another project Value of catch and depending on or series of projects. Improve fish handling on lost, equal to a possible exports sources of Many millions of fishing vessels through % losses reported saving of PKR 3.147 finance US$ vessel improvements and IFAD reports billion/year the provision of ice boxes Aid funds will have Fisheries Dept reports to be sought Train fish processors and Fisheries Training fisherfolk in proper fish Centre reports handling techniques from Export figures from capture to landing State Bank
To improve the quality and value of fisheries products in Balochistan and for export Targets and needs Target groups & beneficiaries Outline Strategies Time scale Potential Costs/funding Indicators and sources of verification Inspection coverage widened to cover fish produced in the major fishing ports of Balochistan High Fish consumers in Pakistan and overseas that will eat higher quality Balochistan produced fish All fisherfolk in Balochistan through higher fish prices Fish processors and exporters Extend the reach of the Competent Authority to Balochistan by establishing a fully staffed branch office and equipped laboratory at Gwadar Develop Codes of Practice for local and export fish Train staff and fisherfolk in QC Greater participation of private sector in self regulation of fish quality 5 years PKR30 million to establish the office and laboratory. IFAD project will assist with training components ad in training of private sector UNIDO TRTAII will also assist with specifying equipment needs and in training and administrative issues Construction of laboratory & offices Delivery of equipment Numbers of officers trained IFAD reports UNIDO reports Reduce the losses in value of Balochistan caught fish Currently 25% of value is lost, equal to a possible saving of PKR 3.147 billion/year High to Fisherfolk, fish processors and exporters. Build link roads and provide clean water and sanitation at landing and processing sites Increased ice production capacity Improve fish handling on fishing vessels through vessel improvements and the provision of ice boxes Train fish processors and fisherfolk in proper fish handling techniques from capture to landing 7 years initially for the IFAD project. Other development will be ongoing depending on sources of finance IFAD will fund jetties, ice boxes and training in selected sites Other locations need another project or series of projects. Many millions of US$ Aid funds will have to be sought Progress of construction of infrastructure Delivery of ice boxes Numbers of people trained Value of catch and exports % losses reported IFAD reports Fisheries Dept reports Fisheries Training Centre reports Export figures from State Bank
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