Small-Scale Processing of Fish (ILO - WEP, 1982, 140 p.): CHAPTER V. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: EVALUATION, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND MANPOWER TRAINING: VI. ASSISTANCE TO THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES SECTOR: MANPOWER TRAINING AND SUPPORTING SERVICES: (introduction...)

Small-Scale Processing of Fish (ILO - WEP, 1982, 140 p.)

CHAPTER V. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: EVALUATION, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND MANPOWER TRAINING

VI. ASSISTANCE TO THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES SECTOR: MANPOWER TRAINING AND SUPPORTING SERVICES

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		VI.1. The socio-economic framework
		VI.2. Infrastructural requirements
		VI.3. Organisation of production and marketing of fresh and cured fish
		VI.4. Extension services and training

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The small-scale fisheries sector in developing countries has not, in general, benefited from adequate governmental support. There are many reasons for this neglect. The main ones include the relative isolation of fishing communities, resistance to the introduction of new technologies, doubts on the economic viability of small-scale fishing, etc. These reasons may not, however, justify such neglect as they also apply to other sectors of the economy (e.g. agriculture) which have, nevertheless, benefited from extensive governmental assistance. Given the importance of fish as a food source, it is important that greater efforts be made in order to develop the small-scale fisheries sector.

This section briefly describes various assistance measures which may be provided to the sector as a whole (i.e. including fishing and fish processing) as measures limited to some activities only (e.g. fish processing) will generally fail to achieve far-reaching results.