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K.B.C.Pushpalatha
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Sri Lanka Fisheries Sector
Fish are the principal source of protein for Sri Lanka’s population
It plays a vital role in meeting basic nutritional and livelihood needs
Extensive water bodies (reservoirs/tanks) constitute a potentially rich source of food
and income for the rural population living in their proximity.
In 2010 only 14% of the country’s fish production came from inland fisheries and
aquaculture
Polonnaruwa
Anuradhapura
Ampara
Matale
Monaragala Hambantota
Activities for Improving skills and entrepreneurial capacity
of fisherwomen
1. Awareness creation:
– Government stakeholders –
- orientation meetings with NAQDA staff on the scope of the work, process
and expected outputs.
- meetings with the Government stakeholders, Divisional Secretariats and
their officials, Director of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), Officials of
the SME Development Unit of the District Secretariats and the Fisheries
Cooperatives officials and Women Development Officers
- interviews with managers of Commercial Banks in project areas – for
future links with formal credit institutions
- Overall target group – women in the target villages
- semi-structured interviews to identify women’s livelihood interests
- focus group discussions with a sample of micro entrepreneurs,
stakeholders and suggested business associations.
- SWOT analysis on capacities and resources
- PRA tools to identify time availability, existing market links, issues and
constraints.
Activities for Improving skills and entrepreneurial capacity
of fisherwomen
2. Selection of beneficiaries: 1. Macro screening
(being a member of women’s sub-committee of fisheries societies, level of poverty,
widows, anticipated contribution)
2. Micro screening. The rating of the indicators
No. Indicator Assigned Weight (Out of 100)
1 Market Potential 20
2 Profitability 15
3 Investment Potential 12
Indicating Potentials
4 Inputs Availability 10 for Growth (70%)
5 Technology Availability 8
6 Ease of Implementation 5
7 Geographic Concentration 8
8 12 Indicating Potentials
Current Business Associations for Business
9 Attitudes for Association 7 Associations/Clusteri
ng (30%)
10 Complementarities of Products 3
The micro screening resulted in the identification of the micro enterprises best suited for
receiving development assistance by the Project.
Activities for Improving skills and entrepreneurial capacity
Wilachchiya 71 14 9
Aluth divulwewa 27 23 14
Ellewewa 22 18 9
Pimburattewa 24 16 9
Kirimetidamana 12 9 5
Hennanigala 35 10 9
Humbegamuwa 74 36 14
Mahagalwewa 15 12 9
Mahawa thenna 40 34 10
Karawgaswewa 60 51 12
TOTAL 380 223 100
Business sectors identified for Clusters
Animal husbandry
• Backyard poultry
• Goat rearing
• Cattle rearing
• Piggery
• Ornamental fish rearing
Processing
• Dried fish
• Grinding and agro processing
• Milk Processing
• Food Processing
Business sectors identified
• Vegetable and fruits cultivation
• Groceries
• Marketing local produce in fairs
• Brick Making
• Tailoring
Thank you