Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)
SEAT Inception Workshop, Thailand
15 January 2010
Institutional Background, and
Value Chain and Export Status of 4 Target Species
EU SEAT project: Bangladesh context
Prof. Dr. Abdul Wahab
Team Leader
Faculty of Fisheries (FoF) - BAU
• BAU is the leading University in Agricultural
Education and Research in Bangladesh since
1961
• Out of 6 faculties, FoF is pioneer in fisheries
and aquaculture education
Main activities of FoF
• Offers degrees: BSc, MSc and PhD
• Research & dissemination
• Partnerships with DOF, BFRI, NGOs, & private
sectors
• International collaborations with the leading
universities of Europe, USA, and Asia
• Notably, over 25 years collaboration with
UoS, UK
BAU
FoF
Departments of FoF
Fisheries Biology and Genetics – to offer teaching and
undertake research on fish biodiversity, biology, reproductive
physiology and genetics
Aquaculture – to develop culture practices for finfish, shellfish,
aquatic plants and other organisms, fish nutrition and fish disease and
health management
Fisheries Management – to manage aquatic natural resources for
sustainable harvest and conservation
Fisheries Technology – to develop techniques for post-harvest
processing and quality control
Four departments of FoF
Fisheries Field Lab
Fish Nutrition Lab
Fish Genetics Lab
BAU - SEAT Research Team
Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Wahab
Project Leader
Dr. AKM Nowsad Alam
Post harvest & quality control
Dr. M. Haque (Ripon)
CO – PI (Systems &
Development Aspects)
Dr. MA Salam
GIS & Remote sensing
Utpal Kumar Dutta
Research Associate (Stirling)
Ahmad-Al-Nahid (Swan)
Research Associate (BAU)
Hazrat Ali
Research Assistant
Sadequr Rahman
Research Assistant
Ripon Adhikary
Research Assistant
BAU as SEAT partner
• BAU, Mymensingh located in Pangasius and Tilapia
producing area
• Have competent manpower with diverse specializations
• Staff with field level working experiences in different
aquaculture fields
• Modern lab facilities for water quality, fish nutrition, fish
diseases and fish genetics & biotechnology
• BAU field facilities comprised of 100 ponds and a hatchery
• International guesthouse at BAU for accommodation of
consortium members
• Internet facilities (modem based internet service)
Bangladesh Fisheries
• Extensive water resources - ponds, lakes, natural depressions, rivers,
estuaries and Bay of Bengal
• FAO ranked Bangladesh as 6th largest aquaculture producing country
• Total fish production is 2.56 million MT (DOF, 2009) ; 39% from
Aquaculture
Production Trends over last 10 years
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
X 000MT
Wild Aquaculture
(Source: DOF, 2009)
Four key species – country context
Species Scope
Tilapia Limited production/local
consumption
Pangasius catfish Major domestic industry
Peneid shrimp Major export industry
Prawns Major export industry
Key production areas of 4 species
M = Macrobrachium
S = Shrimp
P= Pangasius
T= Tilapia
S
P
T
M
MS
S
S
S
S
M
P
P
T
T
T
P
M – Khulna, Satkhira,
Bagherhat & Jessore
S – Chittagong, Cox’s
Bazar, Khulna-
Shatkira-Bagerat
P - Mymensingh,
Dhaka, Jessore,
Bogra and Comilla
M
T - Mymensingh,
Comilla & Dinajpur
M
T
TT
Source: USAID, 2006
Value Chain of Shrimp/Prawn
Shrimp Prawn
Cost along the Shrimp/prawn value chain
Value Chain of Pangasius Catfish
Primary stakeholderSecondary stakeholder
Pangasius brood
Hatchery/Seed
Nursery
Producer
Wholesaler
Domestic
market/retailer
Domestic consumer
Export market??
Input Supplier (Feed,
Medicine)
Truck/Pickup
Truck
/pickup
Technician/ Labour
Van
Labour/fishers
Water loading
station
Labour/fishers
Processor/Exporter ?
Cost along Pangasius Value Chain (US$/KG)
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1U
S$ p
er
KG
Consumer price
Trader price
Whole saler price
Producer price
Nursery cost
Hatchery cost
Pangasius
Value Chain of Tilapia
Tilapia Brood
Hatchery
Patilwala (Fry trader)
Commission agent
Technician, labour, input supplier
Van, pick-up, Micro
Nursery
Grow-out farm
Whole seller
Retailer
Consumers
Itinerant/ moving
trader
Primary stakeholders Secondary stakeholders
Labour, Fisher, Input supplier
Van,pick up
Cost along Tilapia value Chain (US$/KG)
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1U
S$ p
er
KG
Consumer price
Itinerant price
Retailer price
Whole saler price
Producer price
Nursery cost
Commission agent cost
Hatchery cost
Tilapia
Shrimp/Prawn production trends
0
20
40
60
80
100
19
96
19
97
19
98
19
99
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
Pro
du
ctio
n ( M
T)
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Gro
wth
/ye
ar(%
)
Production (MT) Growth/year (%)
Shrimp/Prawn sector - second largest export industry (4.04% export
earning, 5% to GDP in 2008
X000 MT
• 2.2% to 3% by volume, 2.1% to 2.7% by value to the global export
• Export earning from Shrimp/prawn - 421 million US$
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Year
Pro
du
ctio
n in
(M
T)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Ex
po
rt va
lu
e ( m
illio
n U
S$
)
Export (MT)
Export value ( million US$)
(30% Prawn)
Shrimp/prawn export trend
(Source: DOF,2009)
Shrimp/prawn processing plants
• 148 shrimp and Prawn processing
plants
• 71 plants approved by EU
• 68% of exportable shrimp
processed in SW
• 30,000 workers in processing
plants, 60% are women
= Processing
plant
Value added aquatic products exports
01 Frozen Shrimp/Prawn
02 Frozen Fish
03 Fresh & Chilled Fish
04 Frozen Fillets & Steaks of Fish, Sharks
Shells Skates & Rays
05 Shark fins & fish heads
06 Salted & dehydrated Fish
07 Dry Fish
08 Live Crabs & Tortoises
09 Fish meals & Crushed
10 Processed shrimp & fish Products
(BFFEA, 2009)
SEAT Research Objectives
• To gain and disseminate and in depth understanding of
emergent Asian food production market chains
• To develop improved and transparent measures of
sustainability for target species
• To enhance the sustainability and ethical values of 4 major
aquatic food commodities
• To enhance farmed aquatic food, scientific, business and
policy linkages between Asia and Europe
BAU-SEAT Activities – WP2 (Year 1)
Activity
2009 2010
Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Systems analysis at farm level
System analysis at regional/
international level
Stakeholder analysis
LCA goal/scope setting
Public health & assessment of
contaminant risk
Review of standards
System and boundary setting
Review of current policy
structures & mechanisms
Sampling of micro, small and
medium enterprises
State of the system workshop
Thank You
Comments suggestions welcome
Dr M. Haque (Ripon)
Utpal Kumar Dutta
Ahmad-Al-Nahid (Swan)
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