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PROJECT fROPOSAL

MUSSEL CULTURE DEVELOPMENT

PHASE TWO

1. PllOJICT TITLE

Village Women's Co.-itt•e Faz:aing Project

2 • PROJXCT BACKGROUND

1'isheriea Division haa identified tbe:potential for amall

■cale aquaculture project■ through women'& committee■ which

could serve aa target production project■ (project in which

production aimed at raising a certain sum of money for specific

community purpose) for an initial peEiod of two years after

whleb individual households aight operate their own project■•

Through such a strategy women would have access in the

initial stages to what may be a major new productive tech

nology for Western Samoa, and individual �a and men will

have a chance ti learn or obaerve tbia tecpnology through

a cnnaaaaltf�Ojft

fail11re.

whi-ch

■iniai•••

riaka

(.!.. f

individual

The initial rea�arch and developm,eut .(Phase One) of

thl• project baa been completed. Thia phase waa carried

out uaing mainly local resources and trials have now been

completed which demonstrate that niuaael• have excellent

growt:h rate and are highly acceptable to local consumers.

The spat for culture ia ■till imported froa Tahiti because,

although it has been found that the mussels will apaWD in

Samoa waters, further res•arc.h and developatent is neceaaary

to eatabliab • ay1t• of apat eollectioa.

The 1'iaheries Diviaion h.aa prepared• long-term proposal

for the development of muaael culture over· five years. The first

phase of research has been completed. The accond phase is

to train district wo11141n'• committees in suitable areas to

cultivate the .1111.1asels on raft-suspended ropes. The third

phase 11 to expand production to a larger �nd JAOre

connercialiaed basis with a poa■ible e.xporc orientation,

involviog individual grower■, who may include women who

participated in the second phase of the project. To implement

the second phase of the project external funding ia required.

Thia project proposal ia to fund phase two of a loog-ter■

project aiaing to eat.abliah • au1ael cultu�··• iudu•try to

Western Samoa.

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

To provide materials and co-ordinating aervicea and training

two diatrict women•a connittee project for cultivation of

introduced Philippine Green Mussel (Perna viridia). The

project aim• to provide an income generating opportunity to

village women and at the same time increase production of

nutritious locally arovth protein food.

4. PROJECT DESIGN

4-1' Project Plan

The project funda reque•ted unde r aid will initially

aeet the total capital coats.for all 40 raft• and aubaequantly

provide a revo1Vi1'& fund from internally aenarated incoae

from th• project. The arr•ng.. ..nt vill be that tbe project

proaotera vill reiabur•� 50%. ef tlM capital coats for th•

raft• and the coat of th• ••cond •••ding vtll be ..t from

incOllll8 of the ftrat harveat. Thua the fUDda being turned

in vill eatabltah a re,rol•iq fund to eootinuouly supply

taported ap"� ..c1 •teri.ala for fut.Jaar espa•atoa of auaael

clewlopaeat,

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4-2.1

Deacription of Project Component•

Staffina

Th• employment of a co-ordinator vho vtll oraaalM

the work of the W01Mn'• comaitteea in relation to the

project, arranae eKteoaion vlaltation for Fi•heri•• Division

and woaen'• Adviaory project of the priae Miniater•a

Departaent, aad co-ordinate the =uparviaioa of tu proJect

throup the fiahariea Diviaioa.

4-2.2 Trainiy and Adminiatr&tioa

PWlda to cover the coat• of previdtna traintn1

and project adaiatatratioa dluiq tlle ••tabli....at of tlle

projNt ta eae&.11 lecatlo,.. ·

4-2.3 Project bpan•ion

Funds to c.oaduct trials in Faaaloa bay and other

aitea to ascertain vbetbar furtlaer projecta for local women••

coaaitte•• are tedmiully fuaa�l• and ecODOaically vi.able.

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!.!_oJect Kana1...nt and Organisation

4-3.1 Woaea.•• Advisory CoaaittH

Tba Secretary of the Women'• Adviaory eo..ittee, Rural

Developaeat Office ill dae Prime Minister•• ·J)epart-at, vi.11

aaalat tbe proj.ct co-ordiutor la daalin&'Vitb all

orpatutieul traial.. ua4 •ttera nau4iq tu p.1lrt1c1patiq

........ ...-itt....

4-3.2 Fiahert•• Diviaion

Tbe Flaber1•• Divtaloa vill adainiatar and •u�rvi••

all tedualcal upecu, lacludiaa traiaiq ud supenlaloa

•f ti.. project.

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Coat Sharing Arranae...nts Local Contribution

Va.en•• coaaitt••• participating in the project vill

repay half th• capital coat11 the•• are materlala for th•

construction of rafta and tlua coat of apat. Thia will be

n• initially •t from aid fuua and repaid after th• first year

of cultivation and production.

project.■hould becCllll8

financially ••lf auat&ining after two yeara of opecatlon

throuah the repayaeat of loans lnt• the revolvina fud.

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5. PROJECT IMPLEM!NTATJOR

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taplwotatloa ltrat•ff •� Wo'rk pr-,r-

Introduction of the Pt-oject

The rt■liatlea Dl•l■ion la conjunction vith the

Woaen•■ Advi■or, Co.aittee will ha-.. ••tidl with the dlatrlct

V0118ft 1 1 CODllltt••• ln Aaau (Savali) and Saffta (Upolu) areaa,

vhlch have bean found to be are•• in which the envlronaental

conditions f�r •�••l culture. and to d4teraiu vhlch

villas•• will t.alce part in th• project. r61lovlng the

ldentifleation of participant1, • project co-ordinator will

be -.ployed to oraania• tratnina proaraae• ln o-rganilatlon

and -ua...nt of the project by Fiaberl•• Dlvlaloa ln conJunctlOft

vith tbe �omen•• Advisory Coaaltt••• If th• project auu.eds

ln the firat two yura of operation, lt should become

financially Hlf sustaining thereafter.

5-1.2 Ye•r OM

Tlltrty raft■ Vill be ••tabllabed. Yllaila� alld teenlcal

admtnl■tration will be arranged by the proJKt co-ordlutor.

Trlah vll l be carried oat at Faploa for future project

espaulon.

J-t., Tur -rw.

A brtlaer fUty rafu will Ht ap. Ma,.....at •

tecbftic.al adainiatratloa will be •n-�d b) th• project

co-ordiut.or. Trula vill be entinued in other loc.tlona

for futuni, expanaiOII of the project.

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Project Coat

Yl

Y2

Tl

lit ...•1aa (tubdtaa the

■, cnats,actlon •f rafts,

uteri.al trauport and �t

t.aporta)

13878

23130

2nd ...dt.. (mlaalaa

cenatnctloa bUpt IAIIH

■pat, u...-pen ud

-l•t---

4522

10174 7913

Preject C.-Ordluter

�rial• (10 raft■) at Fagalea

8100

14904

8100

11304

Trainina • Kquipaeot

1800

Operaclaa Coat

1800

Contlngeacy

Total project Coat

Leua Coat of all 2nd affdil\\g

4050

490.54

Total Aid fuad nqaested

4050

60358

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11732.5

22609

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$94716

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5-3

Evaluation Progran:mae

Division�:e

6. PROJECT IMPACT

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Social Impact..

The project is intend•d to incre.•• th• 1oci�con0111ic

atatua of Samoan woaen through aaaiating their participation

iD aquaculture•• diaGuaaad pravioualy in tltia report.

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Envirowntal lapact

The project 11 qualified and acc•p�abla under tbe

exiatina aaviroaaantal policy aiad legialat�9n of Westen Samoa.

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Econ0111ic lJllpact

The project ia designed to fulfilljtu -.conomic

pnoelwicruiersalofi� �th�4•e�Crio�c•- Y"e'-,r° namnendt

vit regard to the ancourageaent

the pr01D0tion of in.creaaed �elf

of

reliance in food td •onaerve foreign excha�• reae1 ,:-,a.

Additionally. the project wiH geu.,rata rural income

(groaa inflow) of $115,000 for the next 3 years after the

project eatabllahment. IJ indicated in the projected caabflow,

a total net caahflov of $}5,000 over a 3 year• period ahova

a good operating aargin for a project to b•-••lf 1uatainina

after iaitial ••t.ablitbment.

7. PR.OJICT BUDGET

Yur ON (198')

WS$44532

Year Two (1986)

VS$�

Total Budaet

94716

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ATTACHMENT A

PROJECT VIABILITY

CASHFLOW PROJECTION

ACTIVITIES

Y!Ai.

CASHFLOV

Sales (Hus4les)

H1

H2

YEAR. 1

11.520

Total Wlov

CASH OUTFLOW

ht Seedina

2nd Seeding

11520

13878

4.522

Total Outflow

18400

Met Caahflov

(6880)

Addi

Aid fnds for con•truc:tloa

aod 1uppl1•• for rafta

(initial 2 1••r•)

13878

Overall (Net Caahflow)

6998

YllR 2

YEAR. 3

25920

21�00

4-,,520

20160

36000

56160

23130

10174

3_3304

14216

7913

48247

23130

37346

48247

SOHi USEFUL CALCULATIOHS

ATTACIOOCNT 8

(1) Capital an4 OperatlD& ••ta ia two ...c11naa for tu Unr.

,...- ....., ••- raft.

Firat Seedi�

(a) Coaatl'UCtlea -t•riala

)60

(b) SuppUu aad MrY1'8a

(i) gaUH

(U) Spat s..peru

20'1. pouUtl•

ucauttoa

)60

72

432

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36

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43,20 ,2,.20

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92.S.20

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a.peat of (b)

total

�lat (2) Phlt JNr

NMd oa ... raft

Total 141111th of 42 :x -.. srovtna ro,- 16&a

latiJuted rate of product10A

9.6kg/•

latuaat• of total produt101l

1.600.a

latlllat• of NturD at 90a/q

1,440

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