Processed seafood and mariculture value chain analysis and upgrading strategy Myeik, Palaw and Kyunsu townships, Tanintharyi Region November 2016 International Labour Organisation, Myanmar 0 Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Processed seafood value chains ............................................................................................................................... 3 Mariculture ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Approach and methodology ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Value-chain analysis .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Shrimp paste (Ngapi)..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Product description ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Market analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Value chain map ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Value chain actors ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Supporting functions ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Cross-cutting considerations ................................................................................................................................... 27 SWOT analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Upgrading strategy .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Dried shrimp................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Product description ................................................................................................................................................. 34 Market analysis ....................................................................................................................................................... 34 Value chain map ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 Value chain actors ................................................................................................................................................... 39 Supporting functions ............................................................................................................................................... 45 Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 48 Crosscutting considerations .................................................................................................................................... 49 SWOT analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 50 Upgrading strategy .................................................................................................................................................. 53 Dried fish ..................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Product description ................................................................................................................................................. 56 Market analysis ....................................................................................................................................................... 56 Value chain map ...................................................................................................................................................... 60 Value chain actors ................................................................................................................................................... 61 0 Supporting functions ............................................................................................................................................... 65 Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Cross-cutting considerations ................................................................................................................................... 69 SWOT analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 69 Upgrading strategy .................................................................................................................................................. 71 Barramundi ................................................................................................................................................................. 73 Product description ................................................................................................................................................. 73 Market analysis ....................................................................................................................................................... 73 Value chain map ...................................................................................................................................................... 75 Value chain actors ................................................................................................................................................... 76 Supporting functions ............................................................................................................................................... 78 Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 81 Cross-cutting considerations ................................................................................................................................... 82 SWOT analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 83 Upgrading strategy .................................................................................................................................................. 84 Blood cockle ................................................................................................................................................................ 87 Product description ................................................................................................................................................. 87 Market analysis ....................................................................................................................................................... 88 Value chain map ...................................................................................................................................................... 90 Value chain actors ................................................................................................................................................... 91 Supporting functions ............................................................................................................................................... 92 Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................ 94 Cross-cutting considerations ................................................................................................................................... 95 SWOT analysis ........................................................................................................................................................