Int. J. Bus. Manag. Soc. Res. | Volume 12, Issue 01, 627-633 | https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.120123.67
Article type: Review paper, Received: 16.02.2023; Revised: 28.11.2023 and Published online: 30 December, 2023.
Article type: Review paper, Received: 16.02.2023; Revised: 28.11.2023 and Published online: 30 December, 2023.
Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh
Kamrun Naher Azad 1, Md. Nazmus Sakib 2 and Khairun Naher Azad 3
1 Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2 Department of Fisheries and Marine Bioscience, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh
3 Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Azad, KN)
1 Department of Aquaculture, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2 Department of Fisheries and Marine Bioscience, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh
3 Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Azad, KN)
Abstract
The present study was conducted to identify the available fish species, average fish price, and marketing system in five fish markets in Khulna district of Bangladesh. A total of 40 fish retailers were interviewed through a questionnaire survey for the collection of data. The results showed that freshwater species were dominant in the markets. Some marine and brackish water species were also abundant. According to the survey, kakila, khalisha, sarpunti, suri, shal baim, and koi were relatively less available, whereas boal, pabda and ayre were very rarely found. The lower priced fish were silver carp, pangas, tilapia, mrigal, suri, etc. whereas the price of ayre, vetki, bhangon, shing, magur, ilish, and golda chingri were higher. When ilish were abundant in markets, the price of other fish declined. Intermediaries such as wholesalers and retailers were involved in selling fish from fishers or fish farmers to the consumers. Fish were mostly carried to the markets through rickshaws, vans, easy bikes, etc. and sometimes the fish traders brought fish from distant places by larger vehicles like pick-ups, trucks, the roofs of buses, etc. The fish retailers faced some problems including higher transport costs, poor market infrastructures, inadequate drainage systems, poor water supply, unhygienic conditions, lack of storage facilities, lack of marketing facilities, etc. Therefore, fish market infrastructures should be improved with proper sanitation, hygienic condition, drainage as well as washing facilities and fish marketing channels need to be developed by establishing modern wholesaling facilities with the support of government or NGOs.
Key Words: Fish market, marketing system, Fish species, Fish price, Khulna
The present study was conducted to identify the available fish species, average fish price, and marketing system in five fish markets in Khulna district of Bangladesh. A total of 40 fish retailers were interviewed through a questionnaire survey for the collection of data. The results showed that freshwater species were dominant in the markets. Some marine and brackish water species were also abundant. According to the survey, kakila, khalisha, sarpunti, suri, shal baim, and koi were relatively less available, whereas boal, pabda and ayre were very rarely found. The lower priced fish were silver carp, pangas, tilapia, mrigal, suri, etc. whereas the price of ayre, vetki, bhangon, shing, magur, ilish, and golda chingri were higher. When ilish were abundant in markets, the price of other fish declined. Intermediaries such as wholesalers and retailers were involved in selling fish from fishers or fish farmers to the consumers. Fish were mostly carried to the markets through rickshaws, vans, easy bikes, etc. and sometimes the fish traders brought fish from distant places by larger vehicles like pick-ups, trucks, the roofs of buses, etc. The fish retailers faced some problems including higher transport costs, poor market infrastructures, inadequate drainage systems, poor water supply, unhygienic conditions, lack of storage facilities, lack of marketing facilities, etc. Therefore, fish market infrastructures should be improved with proper sanitation, hygienic condition, drainage as well as washing facilities and fish marketing channels need to be developed by establishing modern wholesaling facilities with the support of government or NGOs.
Key Words: Fish market, marketing system, Fish species, Fish price, Khulna
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Azad, KN, Sakib, MN, and Azad, KN. Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research. 2023 December, 12(01), 627-633.
Azad, K. N. et al. “Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh”. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research 12(01) (2023): 627-633.
APA
Azad, K. N., Sakib, M. N. and Azad, K. N. (2023). Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 12(01), 627-633.
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Azad, K. N., Sakib, M. N. and Azad, K. N. “Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh”. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 12(01) (2023): 627-633.
Harvard
Azad, K. N., Sakib, M. N. and Azad, K. N. 2023. Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 12(01) pp. 627-633.
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Azad, KN, Sakib, MN, and Azad, KN. Fish species availability with their prices in fish markets of Khulna district in Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research. 2023 December, 12(01), 627-633.
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