Seasonal flows of economic benefits in small-scale fisheries in Liberia: A value chain analysis

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Artisanal fisheries employ small simple craft making fishers, processors and traders vulnerable to seasonal fluctuations. This study examines effects of seasonality on supply, trading relationships and benefits distribution in two small-scale fisheries in Lib...

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Published in:Marine Policy
Main Authors: jueseah, alvin slewion, Knutsson, Ogmundur, Kristofersson, Dadi, Tómasson, Tumi
Other Authors: Hagfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Economics (UI), Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Social Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 2020
Subjects:
Fanti bonny
Kru cassava fish
Net benefits
Relationships
Seasonality
Small-scale fisheries
Fiskveiðar
Auðlindahagfræði
Iceland
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2226
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104042
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Summary:Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Artisanal fisheries employ small simple craft making fishers, processors and traders vulnerable to seasonal fluctuations. This study examines effects of seasonality on supply, trading relationships and benefits distribution in two small-scale fisheries in Liberia. Quantities of seafood traded in the dry season were 6 times higher than during the rainy season. Analysis of organizational structures and marketing channels of value chains; and the differences in net benefits of actors, show that market relationships promoted competition among buyers compared to captive relationships. The difference in net benefits between fishers and traders was significant but fishers net incomes were significantly reduced during the rainy season relative to fish traders. We identify key areas of possible policy interventions, such as improving quality and infrastructure, tackling power asymmetries and promoting increased competition among middlemen. This study was supported by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) of Liberia, within the framework of the Sectorial Support Program of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between Liberia and the EU and the UNESCO Fisheries Training Program in Iceland. All the fishermen and fish traders who provided valuable information through interviews, research assistants as well as anonymous revierwers of earlier manuscript are hereby acknowledged. Peer Reviewed

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