Crab Culture Value Chain Development Project (PACE) Project
Mud crab is an exclusively export-oriented product and the majority of the crab from Bangladesh is being exported to China. Apart from China, crabs are also exported to the USA, Australia, the UK, Taiwan, Thailand, and Hong Kong among others. Bangladesh exported crabs worth around USD7.2 million in the FY2011-12 and around USD23.82 million in the FY2015-16. This reveals that crab export from Bangladesh is increasing. Global demand of crab is growing very fast but Bangladesh exports only a fraction of the total demand. With a view to appropriating this opportunity, Nowabenki Gonomukhi Foundation (NGF) have implemented Crab Culture Value Chain Development sub-project with the technical and financial aid of PKSF and IFAD in order to extend crab culture practice and to improve the socio-economic condition of the crab farmers of south western coastal region of Bangladesh. The project was implemented during March 2018 to December 2020 in Shyamnagar, Kaliganj, Debhata, Assashuni and Tala upazila in Satkhira district and Koyra and Paikgacha upazila in Khulna district.
Goal of the Project: To improve the socio-economic condition of the project participants by increasing crab production through modern technology and marketing
Objectives of the Project:
- To reduce mortality and production cost
- To develop new entrepreneurs
- To help farmers accepting new technologies
- To increase income and create sustainable employment opportunities
- To establish linkage between farmers and market actors
Project Area:
Shyamnagar, Kaliganj, Debhata, Assashuni, TalaUpazila in Satkhira district and Koyra and PaikgachaUpazila in Khulna district.
Project Duration: 03 March, 2018 to 31 December, 2020, Extended duration: 01 January, 2021 to 30 September, 202
The Major intervention activities undertaken were as follows:
|
Intervention Activities |
Number of Activities |
Number of Beneficiary Reached |
|
Training lead farmers |
12 |
360 |
|
Training crab farmers on modern technology |
389 |
10,535 |
|
Training faria, depot owners & market actors on crab preservation & packaging |
10 |
250 |
|
Training of service providers |
2 |
50 |
|
Establishing demonstration plots on crab-let nursing |
17 |
17 |
|
Establishing demonstration plots on crab culture |
40 |
40 |
|
Establishing entrepreneur level crab hatchery |
1 |
10 |
|
Establishing mother crab rearing farm |
1 |
5 |
|
Cross visit to gather knowledge |
1 |
|
|
Developing manuals on mother crab rearing and crab hatchery |
1 |
|
|
Issue based meeting with expert |
35 |
35 |
|
Meeting with feed and medicine producing company |
1 |
20 |
|
Observing fish week to disseminate crab technology |
6 |
600 |
|
Arranging market linkage workshop |
1 |
30 |
