Scoping Study and inland fisheries market systems analysis in five states/regions of Myanmar

Asper was selected to conduct the scoping study and inland fisheries market systems analysis for the new USAID-funded Small-Scale Aquaculture Investments for Livelihoods (SAIL) activity. The scope of work included:

• A desk study and analysis of primary & secondary market systems literature from Myanmar, covering the spectrum of fish systems from “capture” to “culture”
• Providing  expert knowledge to a fish market systems status report of relevance to the five States and Regions where the project will be operating;
• Using the Myanmar fish market systems review and agreed Township selection criteria, carry out a desk-based spatial analysis of possible target Townships.
• Present this analysis in the form of a series of maps to the CGIAR-USAID team for discussion and agreement
• Broad scale scoping, team and network development, security assessment/verification, preliminary data collection and methods testing leading to preliminary township selection
• Proceed with team training and finalize methods and approach followed by detailed data collection using approved methodology/tools developed
• Provide institutional analyses, stakeholder mapping and poverty assessments as well as preliminary water resource assessment and agro-ecosystem assessment.
• Present a series of township maps, and associated descriptive text, with as much secondary GIS information as possible including land cover, digital elevation and climate and hydrological data
• Conducting a seeds and feed market systems analysis    
• Preparing long term market systems strategies for each of the five states/regions
• Designing and facilitating workshops with local and international stakeholders from the public and private sectors for them to contribute to the strategies and visions
• Finalising the overall inland fisheries and market systems strategies