Factors influencing fish prices in Southern Malawi

cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.description.themeMiscellaneous themesen_US
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexed
cg.identifier.statusLimited access
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004484869900383X
cg.identifier.worldfish1043
cg.subject.agrovocPolicy
cg.subject.worldfishpolicy
dc.creatorBrummett, R.E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-24T10:59:35Z
dc.date.available2019-01-24T10:59:35Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractNine markets in the Southern Region of Malawi were studied. The prices of 79 separate purchases were compared for market type, species, form of preservation, total length, distance of retail market from the capture fishery of origin, and distance of retail market from the main commercial center of Blantyre. Interviews with retailers and consumers were conducted to help interpret price data and better understand marketing procedures. Average prices were significantly higher in urban than in rural markets. Fresh fish were found to fetch higher prices in rural but not in urban markets. In neither type of market, a premium was paid for a particular species group or for larger fish. The implications for aquaculture development in Malawi are discussed.
dc.description.versionPeer Review
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004484869900383X
dc.identifier.citationAquaculture 186 (3-4): 243-251
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00383-Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn0044-8486
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2388
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceAquaculture
dc.titleFactors influencing fish prices in Southern Malawi
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBrummett, R.E. (2000). Factors influencing fish prices in Southern Malawi. Aquaculture 186 (3-4): 243-251
worldfish.location.areaAfrica

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