[ Caractérisation de la filière de commercialisation du poisson dans la ville de Maradi (Niger) ]
Volume 41, Issue 3, January 2024, Pages 771–784
Mahamadou Issoufou Hassane1 and Moussa Oumarou Mariam2
1 Université Djibo Hamani de Tahoua, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA), Département des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement, BP 255 Tahoua, Niger
2 Université Djibo Hamani de Tahoua, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA), Département des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement, BP 255 Tahoua, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study was conducted to characterize the fish marketing sector of Maradi Municipality. The survey methodology used was sampling of stakeholders (fishermen, wholesalers and retailers) and the selection of survey sites (landing platforms, markets and outlets). The data were collected following surveys carried out with a sample of 130 stakeholders, including 35 fishermen and 93 traders, at two fishing sites (Mawaliya and Sabon Rouwa), a market and outlets in municipalities 1 and 3 of the region. This study shows that in Maradi, fish are mostly marketed as fresh, fried and dried. Only men are involved in fishing, and both men and women participate in the marketing of fish. Four main players have been identified in the supply chain: fishermen, fishers, wholesalers and finally retailers. It has also made it possible to identify the method of acquisition of the fish, the provenance, the method of conservation and processing, to assess prices and to analyse the relationships and organisation of the actors involved in the marketing of the products on the market. Marketing of fresh fish appears to be a profitable activity mainly for wholesalers and fishmongers. In order to improve the distribution of added value at all levels and promote the availability of products to all consumers, the state must actively participate in the social and professional reorganization of stakeholders.
Author Keywords: Fish, Characterization, marketing, Maradi, Niger.
Volume 41, Issue 3, January 2024, Pages 771–784
Mahamadou Issoufou Hassane1 and Moussa Oumarou Mariam2
1 Université Djibo Hamani de Tahoua, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA), Département des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement, BP 255 Tahoua, Niger
2 Université Djibo Hamani de Tahoua, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA), Département des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement, BP 255 Tahoua, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study was conducted to characterize the fish marketing sector of Maradi Municipality. The survey methodology used was sampling of stakeholders (fishermen, wholesalers and retailers) and the selection of survey sites (landing platforms, markets and outlets). The data were collected following surveys carried out with a sample of 130 stakeholders, including 35 fishermen and 93 traders, at two fishing sites (Mawaliya and Sabon Rouwa), a market and outlets in municipalities 1 and 3 of the region. This study shows that in Maradi, fish are mostly marketed as fresh, fried and dried. Only men are involved in fishing, and both men and women participate in the marketing of fish. Four main players have been identified in the supply chain: fishermen, fishers, wholesalers and finally retailers. It has also made it possible to identify the method of acquisition of the fish, the provenance, the method of conservation and processing, to assess prices and to analyse the relationships and organisation of the actors involved in the marketing of the products on the market. Marketing of fresh fish appears to be a profitable activity mainly for wholesalers and fishmongers. In order to improve the distribution of added value at all levels and promote the availability of products to all consumers, the state must actively participate in the social and professional reorganization of stakeholders.
Author Keywords: Fish, Characterization, marketing, Maradi, Niger.
Abstract: (french)
La présente étude vise à caractériser le secteur de la commercialisation du poisson dans la communauté urbaine de Maradi. La méthode de recherche utilisée a été l’échantillonnage d’acteurs (pêcheurs, mareyeurs, grossistes et détaillants) et la sélection des sites d’enquête (plateformes de débarquement, marchés et points de vente). Les données ont été collectées suite à des enquêtes réalisées auprès d’un échantillon des 130 acteurs dont 35 pêcheurs et 93 commerçants, sur deux sites de pêche (Mawaliya et Sabon Rouwa), un marché et des points de vente dans les communes 1 et 3 de ladite région. L’étude montre que le poisson à Maradi est surtout commercialisé état: frais, frit et séché. La capture est pratiquée uniquement par les hommes alors que la commercialisation du poisson concerne aussi bien des hommes que des femmes. Quatre principaux acteurs ont été identifiés dans la filière: Les pêcheurs, les mareyeurs, les grossistes et enfin les détaillants. Elle a permis en plus d’identifier le mode d’acquisition du poisson, la provenance, le mode de conservation et de transformation, évaluer les prix tout en analysant les relations et l’organisation des acteurs intervenant dans l’écoulement des produits sur le marché. La commercialisation du poisson frais semble être une activité rentable principalement pour les grossistes et les mareyeurs. En effet, afin d’améliorer le partage de la plus-value à tous les niveaux et de favoriser l’accès aux produits pour tous les consommateurs, l’État doit s’engager activement dans la restructuration sociale et professionnelle des acteurs.
Author Keywords: Poisson, Caractérisation, commercialisation, Maradi, Niger.
How to Cite this Article
Mahamadou Issoufou Hassane and Moussa Oumarou Mariam, “Characterization of the fish marketing sector in the city of Maradi (Niger),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 771–784, January 2024.
