Credit and Microfinance Needs in Inland Capture Fisheries Development and Conservation in Asia
The publication highlights basic principles for MFIs wanting to include inland fishers and inland capture fisheries in their clientele. It consists of three parts, and reaches out to microfinance clients and important stakeholders. Part 1 contains guidelines on offering credit and microfinance for inland capture fisheries development and conservation in Asia. It elaborates on lending policies and procedures suitable for financing inland fisheries, and discusses the role of various stakeholders in managing and conserving inland fishery resources. Part 2 reports the proceedings and recommendations of two regional workshops on microfinance and credit programs that support the sustainable use of inland fishery resources held at Malaysia and China. Part 3 consists of case studies on:
- Access and utilization of credit and microfinance services with reference to the rehabilitation and development of inland fisheries in China;
- Management challenges of riverine fisheries and prospects of inland fisheries development in West Bengal and Assam in India;
- Livelihoods at Lake Inlay in Myanmar;
- Fishery policy reform and aquaculture development in Cambodia;
- Community-based rehabilitation and management of fishery resources in Malaysia.
