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Fish Price Determination Around Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Analysis of Factors Affecting Fish Landing Price

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  • Damian Boniface Sambuo
  • Stephen Kirama
  • Kitala Malamsha

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Determination of fish landing price is important, as the same contributes to the structure, conduct and performance of the fish market in Lake Victoria. Determination of relevant landing price is a gap to console between fishermen, agents (middlemen), processors and the government. The main objective of this study was therefore to examine fish price determination. Specifically, to examine the methods for fish price determination and analyse factors that affect fish landing price in Lake Victoria, a cross-sectional design was employed, and 300 respondents were randomly selected from two district councils, namely, Sengerema and Buchosa. Both qualitative and quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential analysis. Findings show that landing price is determined through formal negotiation with processors, consultation with other traders, informal negotiation with buyers and Beach Management Unit (BMU). The study concluded that these are the common methods used to determine landing prices. Also, distance from fishing to onshore landing centres, market information channels, age and experiences of the fishermen are the factors significantly found affecting landing price. It is recommended that the mechanism for setting up fishery price, fish market structure, fishery information and the formation of fishery regulatory body needs fishery policy and sector reforms that mark the determination of fish landing price.

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  • Damian Boniface Sambuo & Stephen Kirama & Kitala Malamsha, 2021. "Fish Price Determination Around Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Analysis of Factors Affecting Fish Landing Price," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 22(2), pages 348-363, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:globus:v:22:y:2021:i:2:p:348-363
    DOI: 10.1177/0972150918811509
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