Analysis of fish marketing in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorLawal, W.L.
dc.contributor.authorIdega, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorOgebe, F.O.
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T07:19:43Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T07:19:43Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionScholarly Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was carried out in the two-major fish markets in the study area, namely North Bank and Wadata Markets. The main objective of the study was to analyse fish marketing in the study -area. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data randomly from J 15 fish sellers. Simple descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the collected data, The study revealed that membership of Fish Trader, Association was optional and costs between #200.00 and #500,00 to be registered. Benefits from the Association include financial assistance to the bereaved or celebrating members. Smoked fish which comes mostly from outside the study area (Maiduguri, Taraba and Zamfara) was commonly sold in the study area. Fish was mostly preserved by smoking (74.78%) and freezing (24.35%). Supply of fish into the markets was mostly through tile middlemen (50.45%). Most fish sellers (52.2%) earned between #2,000.00 - #3,OOO.00 as profit margin weekly.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLawal, W. L. Idega, E. O. & Ogebe, F. O. (2009). Analysis of fish marketing in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeria. Annals of Research in Nigeria (Science and Technology Series), 7(1), 1-12.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9759
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAssociation of Women Academics. University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnnals of Research in Nigeria (Science and Technology Series);7(1)
dc.subjectFish marketingen_US
dc.subjectFish sellersen_US
dc.subjectNorth Banken_US
dc.subjectSmoked fishen_US
dc.subjectWadata Marketsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of fish marketing in Makurdi Local Government Area, Benue State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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