Philippines - Fishery Training Project

Document of The World Bank FILE COPY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-2658-PH REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR A FISHERY TRAINING PROJECT November 26, 1979 This document has a restrieted distribution and may be used by recipients only In the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (July 1979) US$1 - Pesos (P) 7.4 P 1 - US$0.135 GLOSSARY BFAR - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources EDPITAF - Educational Development Projects Implementation Task Force MEC - Ministry of Education and Culture PCARR - Philippine Council for Agriculture and Resources Research SEAFDEC - Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Council UPCF - University of the Philippines, College of Fisheries UPLB - University of the Philippines in Los Banos UPV - University of the Philippines in the Visayas UPVCF - University of the Philippines in the Visayas, College of Fisheries FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 SCHOOL YEAR July - April  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY PHILIPPINES FISHERY TRAINING PROJECT Loan and Prolect Summary Borrower: Republic of the Philippines Amlount: $38.0 million Terms: The loan would be for a term of 20 years, including 5 years of grace, with interest at 7.95%. Project The project seeks to support the Government's development Description: strategy for the fishery sector by strengthening fishery technology and human resources with particular emphasis on assistance to small-scale fishermen. The project would assist in establishing a national system of fishery training to supply appropriately trained professional and technical manpower, strengthen research, and improve the knowledge and skills of fishermen. It would develop the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, College of Fisheries as a center of excellence for professional fishery training and research, and would establish seven Regional Institutes of Fishery Technology for technician-level training. These institutions would train 30% of the professional and technical manpower needed between 1979 and 1990 to help develop the fishery sector. In addition, seven Regional Centers for Fishermen Training would be established adjacent to the Institutes. During the same period, these nonformal fishery training centers would directly benefit about 10% of the country's existing small-scale fishermen and all the existing extiension workers through in-service training courses. The success of the proposed fishery training project depends largely on the Government's budgetary and administrative capabilities to implement concurrently other fishery development projects, several of which are at an advanced stage of development. Should the Government's other projects not proceed as envisaged, there would be a risk of an oversupply of trained fishery manpower. However, without the trained manpower to be produced by the proposed project, other fishery projects would suffer. Other risks are related to the Government's ability to reorient fishery training from aquaculture to marine fishery, the area with the greatest potential for growth. These risks have been reduced by features of project design including fellowships for marine fishery faculty and specialist services to assist with marine fishery curriculum development. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their ofkial duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disekloed without World Bank authorization.  - ii - Estimated Cost: Local Foreign Total /1 ------ ($ million) ------ Professional Manpower Training University of the Philippines in the Visayas, College of Fisheries (UPVCF) 9.9 7.7 17.6 Technical Manpower Training Seven Reg4onal Institutes of Fishery Technology (RIFTs) and Regional Centers for Fishermen Training (RCFTs) 18.5 14.8 33.2 Project Management Management support - 0.2 0.2 Evaluation 0.1 0.3 0.4 Studies 0.2 1.8 2.0 Base Cost 28.6 24.8 53.5 Contingencies (physical and price increase) 10.2 6.9 17.1 Total project cost 38.8 31.7 70.6 Less customs duties and taxes 6.8 - 6.8 Total net project cost 32.0 31.7 63.8 Financing Plan: IBRD Government Total ------- ($ million)