10. Market Development in the Rangpur Pond Fisheries Sector

Client

Swisscontact-Katalyst

Location

Greater Rangpur, Bangladesh

Duration

45 Months (July 2006 – March 2010)
Initial Duration: 15 Months (July 2006 – September 2007)
Extended Duration: 16 Months (October 2007 – January 2009)
Extended Duration: 14 Months (February 2009 – March 2010)

Status

Completed

Background

The culture of fish has been developed in last two decades through introduction of exotic high growth species, increased commercial orientation, improved cultivation technique and management, and enhanced capacity of market players. This development has been translated into the improvement of livelihoods of vast poor associated with this sector through increase in income. The key factors of this project were facilitating service market actors to make efficient fish value chain that works in favor of poor farmers who are subsequently outnumbered the rich category in the targeting working area.

Intervention Areas

A sub-sector study was conducted to find out the constraints impeding the developments and creating barriers to entry into the value chain. Based on the analysis, GMark designed and carried out several interventions to address those constraints and to avail the opportunities for this sector.