Scoping status TBTI

• Collaborating Investigator: Dr. Suvaluck Satumanatpman (Mahidol University)
• Terms of Reference: DFM_TOR_TBTI_Scoping-TFA_2020-02-19_EXECUTED
• Dates amended below 2021-03-15

Status

• Recently hired two part-time RAs to help conduct interviews at wholesale/retail markets in Bangkok and the vicinity. They should be completing their study in April.
• March 2021: planning to travel to the coastal provinces to complete the scoping study, assuming the Covid-19 situation is under control. The recent outbreak in the fresh fish market at the end of last year put a halt to the research plan, but the team hopes to be able to travel starting in early March to mid-April. The field research will be done by a part-time PDF, accompanied by Ratana, as well as Suvaluck, Kungwan and Thammasak, when time permits.
• May 2021: the team are planning to organize a workshop with the Dept. of Fisheries (DoF) and key DFM stakeholders to discuss the results of the scoping study, and also to identify further questions for the next steps.
• Kungwan has been closely involved in the discussion about the new Fisheries Act and its effect on small-scale fisheries. Ratana mentioned briefly at the last WG1 meeting about the issue surrounding anchovy fisheries, which was the original topic that DoF was interested in, although now they need to add a new angle on how the new regulation affects the fresh fish supply for the dried fish processing. Nova is going to take on this topic in her MA research, which will include two parts: the global overview of anchovy fishery, focusing on the stock, food security and nutrition, values to SSF, and governance, and climate change. She will then conduct a case study in Thailand, at the end of this year.

Activities

type	title	description	date	status	notes
Transfer of funds	Scoping 1/3		2020-02-25	DONE. Transferred 2020-03-23; Reference #I2067611
Deliverable	Report on literature review	A written report will be produced, with summary tables, figures and charts. The report will serve as a basis for a journal publication. The Department of Fisheries (DoF) has rich data sets about fisheries and fish products, which will be analyzed to provide an overview of the types, volume and value of dried fish products, nationally and by province. The review will include inland and freshwater capture fisheries, as well major aquaculture fisheries that supply raw materials to the dried fish products. This will be supplemented by import and export data of key commercial dried fish products. Time series analysis will also be conducted on these data sets to look at patterns and changes that may have taken place in the last 10 years. In addition to DoF data, the overview report will also include review of literature.	2021-05-15	Few Thai publications discovered by the team. Available literature was used in guiding the scoping research. NOVA is working on this.	Check with @NOVA. This report can focus on analysis of secondary data, not just publications specifically related to dried fish. It will be useful to have market data, etc., in a distinct report prior to the final Scoping report.
Deliverable	Results of literature review on Zotero online reference database	Gray literature references and other references identified during literature review uploaded to Zotero with meta data	2021-05-15	17 items in Zotero database as of 2021-03-01, but not local literature.	Include links to online datasets, etc. that are relevant to dried fish?
Deliverable	Report on rapid appraisal of dried fish value chains	A "rapid appraisal" approach will be taken for this stage of the research in order to get the sense of the scope and the extent of production, processing, trading (wholesale and retail markets) of all dried fish products, based on their volume and value according to the output from the first component. Visits to major supermarkets in the BMA will also be conducted using a "check-list" approach to document the types, varieties, and prices of dried fish products available to consumers in BMA, which include Thai people from across the country and foreign workers. These activities will help provide additional contexts, supplementing the information from Component 1. Further, it will help determine how best to conduct the scoping studies in the next phase. Informal interviews with key stakeholders will also be conducted, which will help fine-tune the questionnaire that will be used for the scoping studies. The report will comprise of: Inventory and mapping of all key aspects of the entire dried fish value chain; An inventory of dried fish products available in main supermarkets and major fresh markets in BMA. Rough sketches of the dried fish value chains Identification of hotspots	2021-06-30	Agreed to combine into the Scoping report, with reflection on the contribution of “pre-Scoping” exploratory research to the data process. SUGGESTION: Provide some figures and tables prior to the final report, to assist comparative study. Specifically: list of fish species, table of imported/exported products, geographic data (for mapping in late 2021).	@ERIC should forward examples from Cambodia Scoping report, for reference.
Deliverable	Publication on the rapid appraisal findings	One paper will be published on the findings of the rapid appraisal of dried fish value chains	2021-10-20	TBA
Transfer of funds	Scoping 2/3		2021-03-31	OVERDUE. @ERIC will request transfer.
Deliverable	Stakeholder workshop	A workshop will be held in the presence of all relevant stakeholders of the dried fish value chain, and a report will be produced on the findings of the workshop.	2021-12-05	TBA. Team is building a relationship with the new Department of Fisheries Director.
Deliverable	Review of government policies related to dried fish	Government polices related to dried fish will be reviewed and a report produced on them.	2021-04-30		A descriptive policy report draft is needed by @EMDAD for WG3 ASAP, to support the MARE Conference paper. Full report can be completed later as “summary report on dried fish value chain governance”
Deliverable	Policy documents on DFM Zotero reference database	Thai government policy documents uploaded to DFM Zotero reference database	2021-04-30
Meeting	Status meeting		2021-03-12 08:15 CST	DONE
Report	F300		2021-04-15	DUE
Report	Contribution report		2021-04-15	DUE
Deliverable	A summary report on dried fish value chain governance	The report will address the governance structure of dried fish value chain in Thailand.	2021-09-01		This will build on the “Review of government policies”; can come later.
Deliverable	Publication	One paper will be published in a peer review journal	2021-10-15
Transfer of funds	Scoping 3/3		2021-11-15
Deliverable	Report on dried fish value chain scoping study	The report will be 30-40 pages long. It will identify the stakeholders and their relations, important locations, and diverse value chains in Thailand with key issues affecting the value chains.	2021-11-15	Most field research completed, other than East coast and two provinces under lockdown near Bangkok. Expected completion in April 2021. This will incorporate findings from the pilot / “pre-Scoping” research, including a reflection on how the pilot contributed to the data collection process.
Deliverable	Addition of data to DFM internal database	Compilation of anonymized interview transcripts or notes for DFM internal project database. May provide a list of key points or themes observed in the data.	2021-11-30	@SUVALUCK will work with QDA.	@ERIC will provide technical assistance in Thai-language coding, including automating translation of codes from Thai to English in Atlas.ti if required.
Deliverable	Policy brief	A policy brief will be prepared with recommendations to the government about how to improve the dried fish value chain	2022-02-15
Deliverable	Publication in a peer review journal	One paper will be published in a peer reviewed journal based on the findings of the dried fish value chain scoping study.	2022-03-01
Deliverable	DFM Webinar	Presentation of Scoping research findings to the DFM team.	2021-10?	TBA	Aim to schedule Fall 2021. Proposed at 2021-03-12 check-in meeting.
Deliverable	Photo essay	Photo-essay exploring visual evidence shrimp paste / dried fish and seafood product processing, sale, marketing, or consumption in Thailand.	2021-07-01	Significant number of photographs gathered during fieldwork in early 2021.	This should form part of the visual presentation at MARE 2021, and can perhaps constitute the main contribution from DFM Thailand. Perhaps aim to publish a standalone photo essay on the web or in a journal?