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Status of Stakeholders of Shrimp Marketing Channel in Bagerhat District with a View to Environmental Protection and Management

Sk. Shafiqur Rahman
FIQC, Department of Fisheries, Boyra, Khulna 9001, Bangladesh

Nasrin Nahar Bagum
Food and Nutrition Department, KCC Women’s College Khulna 9001, Bangladesh

Md. Mujibor Rahman*
Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The shrimp marketing channel included the stakeholders like gher owner, faria, depot, agent and processing plant. Presently the shrimp is considered as the prime exporting item and demands good quality product and satisfactory foreign buyers. Some concerning factors like source of pure water, irregular icing, improper handling and transportation were identified which affected the food safety and quality of the shrimp product. Lower stakeholders like gher owners, farias and depots were less aware about Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) where as agent and plant complied HACCP system cautiously. In processing plants there was no child labour, low wage was paid to workers and other facilities were partially provided. In ghers wage was paid in terms of cash, food and cloth where as in depots and agents only low rate of cash was paid. Overtime wage was fully absent in the whole marketing channel. In farias and depots some unethical fair trade practices like pushing foreign materials (shagu, juice of ladies finger, water etc.) were observed. In case of depots, agents and processing plants lower grade was counted during the procuring where as higher grade was considered during selling period. Without faria all stakeholders had provision to get license. It was found that gher owners were less interested to get license but higher percentage of agents and factories were found to have licenses from the competent authority.

Keywords: Stakeholders, HACCP, Marketing channel, Shrimp

Location: In Bagerhat District

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Shrimp

Objectives:

South-western region of Bangladesh is very famous for shrimp culture and processing. A considerable number of processing plants were established in this region especially in the district of Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira. The objective of the present investigation mainly focused on how environmental protection and management activities are practiced by stakeholders of the shrimp marketing channel.

Methodology:

Nine upazillas of Bagerhat district were selected under the investigation. The marketing channel is interlinked with other district marketing channel. The surveyed upazillas were Sadar, Mongla, Rampal, Fakirhat, Kachua, Mollahat, Morelgong, Chitalmari and Sarankhola. Different questionnaire were prepared for stakeholders, and survey was made. A total 81 ghers, 81 farias, Rahman, S.S., Bagum, N.N. and Rahman, M.M. 2010. Status of stakeholders of shrimp marketing channel in Bagerhat district with a view to environmental protection and management. Khulna University Studies 10 (1&2): 99-105 54 depots, 8 agents and 2 factories were investigated. The participants were selected 0n random basis. The PRA tools including FGD (Focus Group Discussion), daily activities, cross check, seasonal calendar were performed. Nine FGDs were conducted at the ghers level in 9 surveyed upazillas. In the present study to identify the problems existing in the marketing system to bring revolution, data were collected from each stakeholder in the aspect of the recommended salient features.

Primary data were gathered by field survey through structured questionnaires. This study involved the inspection of the socio-economy and livelihoods of the stakeholders. Secondary data were collected from Bangladesh Frozen Food Exports Association (BFFEA), Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau (BEFR), Department of Fisheries (DoF), Shrimp Seal of Quality (SSoQ), Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC), Marketing cooperatives, ATDP and NGO’s. Data were gathered, sorted/ categorized and interpreted according to the objectives as well as the indicators and presented in graphs and tabular forms. Data were presented in the respect of seven salient feature mentioned earlier. Against each feature all the stakeholders were compared. Comparison between the stakeholders was taken in some cases to identify the particular problem existing in the particular stakeholder of the shrimp marketing channel. All the data were processed with the help of data base software Microsoft Excel and SPSS.

Source of Information: Khulna University Studies Volume 10 (1&2) : 99-105 : June-December 2010

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Achievement/Findings:

This sector is very potential and contributing a vital role in the economy of the country. Complying the above discussed seven salient features, the existed shrimp marketing channel could be developed and promoted the export growth figure. Now this is the right time to take initiative for the homogeneous development of all the stakeholders related with the marketing channel. In this regard Government, NGO’s, BFFEA and other national and international organizations should come under an apex body future development.

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