On-going Projects:

CFC/ FAO/ INFOFISH Project (CFC/FSCFT/24) on “Organic Aquaculture in Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia”.

FAO Project (GCP/INS/078/SPA) on establishing “Fish Marketing Information for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) in Indonesia”.

Past Projects:

Strengthening National Capabilities in Seafood Trade Policy including Risk Assessment and Traceability
- FAO-TCP Project (TCP/RAS/3011)

“Promotion of Processing and Marketing of Value-added Tuna Products from Island Countries in the Asia-Pacific”
- Maldives and Papua New Guinea.
- CFC/ FAO/ INFOFISH Project (CFC/FSCFT/18)

“Export Promotion of Value-added Fishery Products and their Sustainable Development”
- CFC/ FAO/ INFOFISH Project (CFC/FSCFT/02)
- Bangladesh. 

Young Fisheries Professionals training programme from Africa
- GCP/INT/643/JPN (FAO project).

Market study/product development of Chilean canned seafood products in Southeast Asia
- (Fundacion Chile).

Market and marketing study of selected fishery products from Malaysia
- (Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority).

Market study on value-added cephalopod products from Peru
- (Prompex, Peru).

Benefits and costs of WTO membership for the food, agriculture, fishery and forestry sectors of small island countries in the Pacific.
- TCP/RAS/2906

Study on global Tuna industry status and prospects with special reference to Malaysia
- (Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia).

Market study of white shrimp from Saudi Arabia
- (Saudi Fisheries).

Study on “Product and market diversification of Brazilian shrimp products” for the Association of Brazilian Seafood Exporters.

“Strengthening of fish handling, processing and quality assurance”
- TCDC expert on seafood export marketing.
- Pakistan TCP/PAK/0167

“Management of Tuna fishing capacity: conservation and socio-economics”
collection of data/information on tuna markets and industry in Asia-Pacific.
- GCP/INT/851/JPN

Setting up of Aqua-technology parks in Chennai and Cochin, India.
- India

Study on “Cost and earnings in fish processing – sector study
– Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Philippines”.

Global fishery products database (FAO).

Marketing study on Nile perch in Asia
(CFC/FAO/COMESA).

Studies on global industry status and prospects of Shrimp, Fin fish and Seaweed with special reference to Malaysia
(Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia).

SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion Programme) assisted participation in Bremen and Brussels seafood fairs by selected Bangladeshi and Indonesian export-processors to promote product/ market diversification.

Promotion of organic farming of freshwater prawn in Khulna/Borisal areas of Bangladesh with the view to establishing a sustainable, environment friendly fishery which would ultimately lead to eco-labeling of the product.  The activity will be supported by SIPPO.

Bangladesh – Shrimp technical sessions and market promotion,
- Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2004.

Sarawak field survey/ consultancy on Assessment of fishery resource and industry followed by Seminar on “Exports and Market Potential for Fish and Fish Products of Sarawak”
- November/December 2006.

Shrimp farm survey, Kedah, Malaysia – advisory service related to techno-economic feasibility (May 2007).

Tuna long-lining survey and a series of fishing trials, India (2007).

Design/ management aspects of a new wholesale fish market in Colombo, Sri Lanka for Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka (February 2009).

Study on pectin traceability, sanitary regulations and market requirements in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and New Zealand and participation in the terminal workshop APEC FWG 04/2008 “Harmonizing quality and traceability standards for Pecten trade in the Asia-Pacific region”, Lima, Peru.

Study on “global market prospects for aquaculture shrimp and shrimp products”
– Sarawak, East Malaysia.