| dc.description.abstract | The present study conducted to find out the prospects and problems of Fish Processing Plants
in Sylhet region. The research period was from January -2015 to October -2015. The study
was performed by questionnaire- based data collection and the findings of the individual
interviews. The study focused on two EU approved Fish Processing Plants through which fish
and fishery products (mainly white fishes) are being processed for export. The findings of
this study reveals that there are lot of opportunities to establish Fish Processing Plants such as
availability of raw materials, low cost land, transportation facilities, suitable environment and
particularly buyer’s demand of the fish species of this region. About 110 indigenous fish
species were found in this region which almost half of the total number of fish species in
Bangladesh. A large number of people of Sylhet region live in abroad. So, the main markets
of processed fish are UK, USA and Middle East. Beside this potentiality and opportunity to
enhance the export through these Fish Processing Plants the study also reveals that fish
processors are facing lot of problems such as seasonality of fish species, lack of skilled
personnel, high operational cost, weak infrastructure and storage facilities, international
market competition, government policy, standardization, proper advertisement, low salary of
workers, incentive problems with other exportable products, high interest of bank loan etc.
These problems hamper the production of processed fishes of these Fish Processing Plants
and also discourage the plant owners to export. To minimize the problems of this sector
government should take necessary initiatives. So, it would create great opportunity to earn
foreign currency by exporting the fish and fishery products and as well as contribute to the
development of our country. | en_US |
