This is the report of the Workshop on Financing Value-added Production and Marketing of Fishery Products in Asia and the Pacific held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 to 30 May 1997. The workshop was attended by 53 participants from eleven countries, including six experts under the Technnical Co-operation among Developing Countries (TCDC) programme. Only the participation of the TCDC experts and the two FAO staff members was funded by FAO while all other participants were funded by their ow n institutions or by bilateral development agencies such as the Overseas Development Administration (ODA) and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). This reflects the interest in the workshop of the concerned national institutions and organizations as well as their commitment. The meeting was a direct contribution to Commitment Six of the Rome Declaration and the World Food Summit Plan of Action as it promoted optimal allocation and use of public and private investments in supp ort of value-added fishery products. It also relates directly to the theme of World Food Day 1997 which was Investing in Food Security. The workshop commenced with presentations on trends and developments in value-added production and marketing of fishery products and went on to discuss the financial and investment requirements for value-added production and marketing of fishery products. Country presentations and case studies followed from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, M alaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Iran and the Maldives. In addition to exchanging and discussing experiences in financing the production and marketing of value-added fishery products, the meeting also drew up specific proposals for follow-up at national and regional levels to enhance credit facilities for the production and marketing of value-added fishery products with particular reference to the small- and medium-scale sector.