MEL Bangladesh

This document is part of the Dried Fish Matters Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning workflow. Deliverables listed here are taken from the Terms of Reference (Schedule B) of contracts between the University of Manitoba and partner organizations for Scoping Research.

Name	Description	Comments	Due
DFM Bangladesh literature review	The report should be 20-40 pages in length Should review current knowledge and sources of information about dried fish in the area studied by the research team, drawing on grey literature, archival sources, legal texts, student theses, and local publications Should identify areas for further investigation May be written up as a paper to be submitted for peer review.	2022-03-30: Update from MOSTAFA: We just had along zoom meeting on 28 March, participated by all DFM-BD members. We discussed our progress regarding all the DFM deliverables. Among all the deliverables, our first priority are two - the completion of Literature review and the scoping report. Following Derek's comment, we have been working on the two documents. In the literature review, that we prepared, somehow was narrowly focused and now we are including a number of additional documents from Zotero Bangladesh folder and also from outside zotero. As we expect, the revised review, we'll submit by April. See further correspondence from the team: DFM_COR_2022-03-30_Bangladesh-lit-review.pdf 2021-12-21: Message from Mostafa -- "Lit. review will be finalized by 1st week of January. Dr. Taslima is working on. " FINAL REVIEW 2021-04-21 Created links to Zotero, Steven Smeltz. DFM_RPT_BGL-literature-review-Zotero-links_2021-04-21.docx 2020-10-31: Final draft submitted. DFM_RPT_BGL-literature-review_2020-10-31.docx	2020-04-16
DFM Bangladesh key locations report	Field reports from each cluster should highlight main characteristics and unique features of the sites visited The compiled report should include a selection of key locations for in-depth research	2022-03-04: Released -- wiki, Zotero, online bibliography, blog, Twitter. 2022-02-11: @waewinkhaing -- please create a summary document. See the instructions under the Myanmar consumption survey. 2022-12-21: "Final" document shared by Mostafa. DFM_RPT_BGL-Key-location-report_FINAL-DRAFT_2021-12-21.docx 2021-12-20: Updated report shared by Taslima. DFM_RPT_BGL-Key-location-report_comments_DJ_08.09.21_mostafa_25.10.21[10327_JU20.12.2021.docx] Previous version shared by Mostafa within the BGL team 2021-10-26, addressing comments from Derek. 2021-09-08: Response from Derek. Suggestions: (1) The addition of a short statement of methodology that explains how the data for the report were gathered, by whom, and using what methods. (2) A glossary of key Bangla terms used in the report. (3) There is some inconsistency in use of terms and spellings in the report. It would be ideal if these were to be harmonized. DFM_RPT_BGL-Key-location-report_comments_2021-09-08.docx 2021-08-06: Still on Derek's desk. TODO: Derek send comments to Taslima by 2021-08-11. 2021-04-08: Preliminary comments by Derek. DFM_RPT_BGL-Key-location-report_comments_2021-09-08.docx 2021-03-27: Draft received from Taslima. DFM_RPT_BGL-Key-location-report_2021-03-26.docx	2020-05-06
Online database of dried fish and fish species	Online database of dried fish and fish species		2021-12-31
DFM Bangladesh illustrated book on dried fish	Based on field data and photographs	2021-06-14: Comments from Shakuntala. "There is always room for improvement. – and more text about other aspects than just the fish species. Ben – after our talk today – you come with a suggestion of where / how much to Include – in addition to what I wrote: With a bit more work, it can be more professional, some of the text and grammar to fix, some of the terms: ‘high value’ / ‘low value’ to fix; the length of fish – all end with .0 – so this can be removed; the arrangement of the photos and the front page can be more ‘professional/ less busy – ….. But we should aim for a quick product. 2021-06-08: First draft shared by Mostafa. "This is the first draft of the dried fish album. There are a lots of error and inconsistencies.  I am correcting the text.  I am also thinking about changing the title to - Dried Fish of Bangladesh - Products, Process, People & Places and add some more photos and description of major processes, stakeholders and key locations. I'll share all the texts for your review and corrections. In the mean time, please have a look and let me know what you think." DFM_BGL_dried-fish-album_DRAFT_2021-06-08.zip	2021-12-31
DFM Bangladesh report on food security and nutrition	The report should be approximately 30 pages, not including technical appendices Should provide an in-depth anthropological analysis of how cultural and social norms shape dried fish consumption in selected locations, with reference to cultural practices, concepts of nutrition, and social class and status Should include indicative nutritional values of different dried fish species popularly consumed (not based on direct lab testing), in comparison with those of other animal proteins		2022-03-16
DFM Bangladesh thematic codebook	Should provide a list of analytic and thematic codes with brief definitions May provide memos concerning the context and application for codes by the team		2022-06-01
DFM Bangladesh online database of field records	May be provided as records in a shared QDA database format (Atlas.ti, Nvivo) Should include both content and thematic codes attached to each record		2022-06-01
Bangladesh local literature database	Relevant local sources should be listed in an online library using the shared DFM Zotero project database. An English-language abstract and/or translated title should be provided for each item. Digital resources should be attached to the library items where available. Particularly significant print resources should be digitized and included in the library.	2021-08-06: Added collection contents to the deliverable description page. 2021-03: 102 items in Bangladesh folder of Zotero database. Some items need metadata cleaning. (CHECK)	2022-06-01
DFM Bangladesh maps of dried fish value chains sites	Should provide locations of segments and indicate flows between them GIS data should be provided in a standard format for reuse by other teams	See email from Mostafa	2022-06-01
DFM Bangladesh plan for pilot interventions	Should build on the policy inventory and gap analysis report Should provide concrete proposals for interventions to undertake in the following stage of the project		2022-06-02
DFM Bangladesh policy inventory and gap analysis report	The report should be approximately 20-30 pages, not including technical appendices, and should include the following elements: An overview of existing policies on fish and dried fish An identification of policy gaps An evaluation of the policy formulation process, describing the participation of different stakeholders An assessment of implementation gaps A list of possible policy interventions An assessment of key governance issues such as the role of local government, policies for common-property water bodies, and management structures An assessment of the use of chemicals and the impact of policies concerning their import, sale, and use.	Not yet started?	2022-08-02
DFM Bangladesh scoping report	A 50-60 page scoping report, including (but not limited to) the following elements. Map/s and lists identifying key geographical locations for each value chain segment Lists of species dried (with local and scientific names) and types of product Detailed descriptions of the fisheries from which these originate Detailed descriptions of the methods used to process fish Detailed descriptions of various types of trader and their practices Detailed descriptions of the practices of retailers and the behavior of consumers who purchase from them Estimates of volumes of dried fish products produced and traded Estimates of numbers of actor (disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, etc) in each segment of the chain Analysis of the socioeconomic context that shapes dried fish production and consumption Analysis of how numbers of actors/volumes of dried fish/dried fish prices have changed within the past decade Analysis of drivers of change and perceptions of major threats and opportunities facing the sector	2022-03-30: Response from MOSTAFA. We just had along zoom meeting on 28 March, participated by all DFM-BD members. We discussed our progress regarding all the DFM deliverables. Among all the deliverables, our first priority are two - the completion of Literature review and the scoping report. Following Derek's comment, we have been working on the two documents. The scoping report...we are revising following Derek's feedback and will be finalized soon. Now the JU Team and BAU team are working separately on the deliverable and the two team will work jointly and exclusively on the DFM-BD for three days - 17, 18 and 19 April in JU campus. TASLIMA adds: Regarding scoping report, along with Professor Mostafa, I like to add that, we received a comment on December 31, 2021, however, four JU members got COVID in January. It took time to recover, then we got busy with the year-ending exams. We will try to finish the tasks but I think, we have to do them one at a time. I hope you will understand. Derek sent extensive comments December 31 DJ-response-to-BGL-Scoping.pdf 2021-12-31: Received from Mostafa. Please find attached the first draft of the scoping report. This is 31st and I wanted to send you the report. However, DFM-BD team members would like to update the draft further. Please send your comments on our first draft. At this stage, that would be really helpful to update the report. Scoping-report_DFM-BD Draft 31.12.2021.docx	2022-12-02