@article{Bukenya:119527,
      recid = {119527},
      author = {Bukenya, James O. and Hyuha, Theodora and Twinamasiko,  Julius and Molnar, Joseph J.},
      title = {Economics of Fish Marketing in Central Uganda: A  Preliminary Analysis},
      address = {2012},
      number = {1372-2016-109002},
      pages = {27},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The paper examines profitability and market performance of  small-scale fish traders selected randomly from a  cross-section of nine fish markets in four districts in  Central Uganda. Data were collected through a structured  questionnaire which was designed to solicit information on  traders’ socio-economic characteristics, marketing  characteristics, operating costs and returns, and problems  associated with fish marketing in the study area.  Percentages were used to describe the socio-economic  characteristics, market characteristic and problems  associated with fish marketing while gross profit and  marketing performance models were used to determine  profitability, marketing margin and operational efficiency,  respectively. The results suggest that fish trade is  carried out by both men and women. More men are involved in  the trade of fresh fish while more women are involved in  the processed (sundried/smoked) fish trade. Some traders  dealt in more than one species of fish although a majority  sold exclusively in one species. Gross profit was estimated  at USh358.40/kg and USh234.73/kg for wholesalers and  retailers, respectively, with marketing margins of 19.32%  and 16.67% for wholesalers and retailers, respectively. The  market operational efficiency was 279.27 percent, implying  high efficiency in fish marketing in the study area. The  major pressing concerns which included high supply cost,  low prices, low fish supply and increased arrests for  selling immature fish were common to both retail and  wholesale marketing channels.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119527},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.119527},
}