Functions and Tasks

(11/8/2019 12:00:00 AM)

General introduction

1. The Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning is a public non-business unit attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, having the function of studying economics, mechanisms, policies and planning for fisheries development; international cooperation, conduting trainings, basic surveys and consultancy, technology transfer, consulting economics and services, fishery planning nationwide.

2. The Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning (hereinafter referred to as the Institute for short) has the legal status and its own seal, and is allowed to open accounts at the State Treasury and the Bank to operate under the provisions of law. .

The Institute's headquarters are located in Hanoi.

   The operational cost of the Institute is allocated from the annual state budget and other lawful revenue sources as prescribed by law.

   3. English name: Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning (abbreviated as VIFEP).

Duties and rights

1. Development and submission to the Ministry:

a) Strategies, plannings, annual and long-term plans, programs and projects on economics and fisheries development plannings within the tasks of the Institute and implement after being granted approval by competent authorities;

b) National standards and national technical regulations; economic, technical norms, processes, rules and instructions under the Institute's duties in accordance with the law.

2. Research:

a) Evaluate the effectiveness of fisheries policies, planning, plans, programs and projects; assess the impact of economy, society, culture, environment, climate change related to fisheries development.

b) Markets, aquatic product sectors, economic sectors, production and business organizations in the field of aquatic products

c) Develop community fisheries, organizational models for fisheries management.

d) Building databases, information on markets, trade promotion, international economic integration, economic, cultural, social and environmental issues for analysis and designation of fishery development planning.

e) Market - supply and demand forecasts and other projections related to fisheries development.

f) Application and development of information technology, GIS - remote sensing technology, mapping for fisheries planning and development.

3. Fisheries development planning:

a) Master plans, economic and ecological development plan for fisheries at national, regional and local level;

b) Planning on capture fisheries and protection of fisheries resources, aquaculture, processing and logistics services for fisheries development at national, regional and local levels; planning of marine protected areas, inland waters protected areas, wetlands conservation, new rural development;

c) Development planning for fisheries commodities and products; planning of fishery and aquaculture centers, capture fisheries and processing industrial zones.

4. Baseline study:

a) Resource economy, market economy, regional economy, local economy and environmental economy;

b) Cultural, social and environmental issues;

c) Climate change related to fisheries development according to the provisions of law.

5. Surveying, technical design, consultancy, technology transfer service; designing and constructing programs and projects related to fisheries economic and planning.

6. Consulting, technology transfer, and making assessment reports for topics and projects related to the assigned fields in accordance with the law.

7. Training, fostering and professional training in economics and fisheries planning according to the provisions of law and the Minister's assignment.

8. International cooperation, joint venture, association with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals on scientific research and technology transfer in the assigned fields in accordance with the provisions of law.

9. Building and updating a database on maintenance of fisheries resources nationwide; synthesize documents and data on economics and fisheries planning in service of the state management of fisheries and make periodical announcements according to regulations.

10. Scientific, technological and environmental information, publication of journals, newsletters, specialized websites according to the provisions of law.

11. Decision on the invitation of foreign experts and scientists to come to Vietnam and to send civil servants and officials to work abroad in accordance with the current provisions of law and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development's personnel management decentralization.

12. Leading the implementation of programs, projects, scientific research projects and technology transfer in the assigned fields related to investing in the Institute as assigned by the Minister and the provisions of law.

 13. Formulation and submission to the Ministry for approval of the employment position scheme; manage organizational structure, payroll of civil servants according to their professional titles and rank according to the Ministry's management decentralization and law provisions.

14. Managing finance, assets and other resources of the Institute in accordance with the law.

15. Carry out other tasks assigned by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

  The main research areas

·   Research and propose strategies for fisheries development and management.

·  Development strategy of fisheries development in different periods.

·  Development strategies for each field of fishery production in different periods.

·  Strategy of environmental protection in fishery over time.

·  Sustainable development strategy for fisheries sector.

·  Participate in developing other strategies within and outside the industry.

·  Research, consult and propose fisheries development and management policies.

·  Community-based fisheries management and co-management in the fisheries sector.

·  Mechanisms to facilitate people to participate in the process of fisheries development planning and fisheries resource management.

·  Set up a set of indicators for sustainable development of the sector and fisheries production.

·  Sustainable aquaculture planning guidelines, implementation of co-management of fisheries at the commune level, including environmental and disease warnings.

·  Poverty reduction policies in fisheries activities.

·  Different cooperative models for each region, each area, focusing on capital and shares with the principles of profit distribution in cooperatives and establishing preferential benefits when forming a cooperative.

·  Appropriate mechanisms and policies to promote the development of private economic sectors in fisheries.

·  Policies to encourage production and export, environmental protection and conservation of fisheries resources.

·  Integrated coastal management in sustainable and responsible development of fisheries

·  Develop and consult on fishery development planning.

·  Overall planning for fisheries development over time.

·  Overall planning for the development of breeding, processing and export of fisheries products

·  Assist localities and farming areas in master planning / review of master plans.

·  Advice and technical assistance in detailed planning and design of concentrated aquaculture areas.

·  Environmental planning for sustainable fisheries development, environmental and disease warning monitoring system, marine protected areas and inland fisheries conservation zones.

·  Study and apply socio-economic technical tools to support the sectoral policies, strategies and fisheries development planning.

·  Build a database for fisheries planning using GIS, remote sensing and mapping methods in fishery planning.

·  Apply modeling tools in forecasting planning and calculating sustainability indexes.

·  Apply an expanded cost-benefit analysis tool in fisheries planning.

·  Evaluate load capacity and comparative advantage in developing fishery planning.

·  Overall risk assessment and environmental impact restoration of fisheries planning.

·  Adaptive mapping for aquaculture target groups.

·  Methods of social monitoring and evaluation, other methods in surveys that serves planning.

·  Applying economic tools in fisheries planning.

·  International cooperation, information management, staff training and publishing.

·  Promoting international cooperation with Danida, USA, International Fisheries Center, CIDA, ACIAR, Sida, IUCN, WWF, FFI on integrated coastal management, fisheries development planning, marine conservation planning , integrating environmental issues into fishery development planning, fishery socio-economic issues.

·  Participating in international organizations such as: WCPA, CEM, ASOEN, Working Group for ocean and sea policy, Editorial Board of the International Journal of Coastal and Ocean Management.

·  Develop the scientific library of the Institute.

·  Organize short-term training courses in related fields according to the Institute's functions and duties.

·  Participate in teaching and training graduate and postgraduate staff in areas related to strategic policies, management and planning of sustainable fisheries development, environmental protection and fisheries resources.

·  Annually publish newsletters and papers for "Vietnam Policy Research on Fisheries Industry".