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Fisheries Development Center (FDC) |
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Introduction
Fisheries Development Directorate (FDD) is a directorate under the
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. It works within the
field of aquaculture and utilization of natural water. It has
established five district/regional chapters in Nepal; supporting
the Ministry in working out legislation, policy planning,
programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, training and
extension. The FDD is responsible for three sub sections:
Fisheries Training Centre, Fisheries Development Centres (FDCs)
and Inland Aquaculture and Fisheries Section.
MS
Nepal entered its partnership the Fisheries Development Center (FDC)
in Dhangadi in 2001. FDC Dhangadi is one of 9 FDCs established all
over Nepal. It is involved in providing trainings and technical
advice and services to ex-kamaiyas (bonded laborers), Dalits,
landless people and poor subsistence farmers. Women constitute a
specific target group of the programme.
Under
the partnership, MS aims a strengthening the capacity of FDC in
Dhangadi to promote small-scale fish pond culture in the region.
This involves networking with existing institutions and
organizations to gain local support for adopting sustainable
aquaculture as an income generating activity.
Contact
Peter
Quist Thomsen
Fisheries Development Center
Geta, Dhangadi, Kailali District
Nepal
Tel. 91-21220
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