POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE FISH MARKETING SYSTEMS IN CHITTAGONG DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH

R Begum, T Akter, P P Barman, S S Marine and M M Hossain
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 247-252

Abstract:

Marine fishes contribute a very momentous role in the fisheries sector which is a paramount sector especially for the coastal community. The study was designed to observe the marine fish marketing system in the fishery ghat, Chittagong from July to December, 2013. The study was shown H. nehereus (7.2%) contribute highest species composition in the market whereas the highest market price was recorded for P. chinensis. There were three types of market (primary, secondary and retail market) which were almost entirely managed and controlled by a group of intermediaries involving sales agents, suppliers, wholesalers and retailers. Fishermen and fish assemblers sell their catch to suppliers (baperies or paikers) with the help of commission agents (aratdars), who got 3-5% commission through auctioning at the landing centers. Marketing cost of fish was highest in the secondary market (5.60±0.383 BDTkg-1) followed by the primary (4.30±0.401BDT kg-1) and retail (3.20±0.208 BDT kg-1) market. The income of wholesaler’s was highest (8000-1000BDT Day-1) followed by baparies (600-900 BDT Day-1), aratdars (500-800 BDT Day-1) and fisherman (220-500 BDT Day-1). Infrastructure of fish markets were not adequate with packaging, sanitation, water supply, drainage, cleaning, washing, maintenance and other necessary facilities.

Keywords:

Marketing channel, marketing costs, marketing constraints, SWOT analysis


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R Begum, T Akter, P P Barman, S S Marine and M M Hossain. 2014. POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE FISH MARKETING SYSTEMS IN CHITTAGONG DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH, Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University 1(2): 247-252.