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Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 70 - 75, 25.04.2019

Langson Samala , Fanuel Kapute

https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.397020

Abstract

References

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  • Government of Malawi (GoM). 2012. National fisheries policy 2012-2017. 2nd ed. Lilongwe: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
  • Haambiya L, Matiya G, Msukwa A, Kapute F, Sikawa D. 2013. Factors that influence effectiveness of local organisations in promoting community participation in artisanal fisheries management in Malawi: A case of Mbenji island fishery. Malawi Aqua Fish. 2(1):1-7.
  • Jayalal L, Ramachandran A. 2012. Export trend of Indian ornamental fish industry. Agric Bio J North America. 3(11):439–451. doi:10.5251/abjna.2012.3.11.439.451.
  • Kapute F. 2009. Fish quality and processing in Malawi: Responding to challenges through institutional capacity building. Reykjavik: United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP) Project Report.
  • Kapute F. 2017. Chasing Malawi fish: the irony of local fish scarcity versus exports. The 2017 Malawi Fisheries and Aquaculture Symposium 22nd to 24th November 2017. Sun n Sand Holiday Resort, Mangochi. Malawi.
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  • Mussa H, Kaunda E, Chimatiro S, Banda L, Nankwenya B, Nyengere J. 2017. Assessment of informal cross border fish trade in the southern African region: a case of Malawi and Zambia. Paper presented at: Malawi Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum; Mangochi, Malawi.
  • Singini W. 2013. Bioeconomic analysis of Chambo (Oreochromis spp.) and Kambuzi (small Haplochromine spp.) fish stocks of Lake Malombe. [PhD Thesis], University of Malawi. 199 p.
  • Ukaonu SU, Mbawuike BC, Uluwajoba EO, Williams AB, Ajuonu N, Omogoriota HO, Olakolu FC, Adegbile OM, Myade EF. 2011. Volume and value of ornamental fishes in the Nigerian export trade. Agr Bio J North America. 2(4):661-664. doi:10.5251/abjna.2011.2.4.661.664.

Assessment of Fish Exports from Blantyre District, Southern Malawi

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 70 - 75, 25.04.2019

Langson Samala , Fanuel Kapute

https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.397020

Abstract



This study presents
findings on fish exports from Blantyre, which is the biggest commercial city in
Malawi. A cross-sectional research design was used in the study in which fish
quantities, species, processing methods, gender of fish exporters and export destinations
were analysed. Non-probability data collection methods were used on the
secondary data that was collected from Blantyre District Fisheries Office.
Findings indicate that a total of 9596 kg (9.6 metric tonnes) of fish was
exported within a period of six months in the year 2013 comprising all species
available in the local markets and those endemic in Malawi’s water bodies. Most
fish were exported as sun-dried, para-boiled and smoked. Findings suggest that
fish exports from Malawi are in their infancy, fluctuate, and are insignificant
for making a positive and sustainable impact to the economy of the country. It
is recommended that national and regional policies should be fully utilized to
curb exports of fish in order to sustainably satisfy the local huge demand for
fish. About 82.6% of the fish exporters were women underpinning the need for
policy considerations that value their critical role in the fish export trade such
as women empowerment.

Keywords

Fish exports species processing destinations gender

References

  • Bhattacherjee A. 2012. Social science research: principles, methods and practices. 2nd ed. Florida: Anol Bhattacherjee 159 p.
  • Commonwealth/GTZ. 2007. ESA meeting on trade and sustainable approaches to fisheries negotiations under WTO/EPA. Port Louis: ESA. Report No.: (07) 05.
  • Donda S, Njaya F. 2007. Food security and poverty alleviation through improved valuation and governance of river fisheries in Africa: Fisheries co-management in Malawi, analysis of the underlying policy progress; [cited 2018 Jan 04]. Available from http://pubs.iclarm.net/wfcms/file/bmz/Malawi_policy.pdf.
  • Government of Malawi (GoM). 2011. Annual economic report 2012. Lilongwe: Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation.
  • Government of Malawi (GoM). 2012. National fisheries policy 2012-2017. 2nd ed. Lilongwe: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
  • Haambiya L, Matiya G, Msukwa A, Kapute F, Sikawa D. 2013. Factors that influence effectiveness of local organisations in promoting community participation in artisanal fisheries management in Malawi: A case of Mbenji island fishery. Malawi Aqua Fish. 2(1):1-7.
  • Jayalal L, Ramachandran A. 2012. Export trend of Indian ornamental fish industry. Agric Bio J North America. 3(11):439–451. doi:10.5251/abjna.2012.3.11.439.451.
  • Kapute F. 2009. Fish quality and processing in Malawi: Responding to challenges through institutional capacity building. Reykjavik: United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP) Project Report.
  • Kapute F. 2017. Chasing Malawi fish: the irony of local fish scarcity versus exports. The 2017 Malawi Fisheries and Aquaculture Symposium 22nd to 24th November 2017. Sun n Sand Holiday Resort, Mangochi. Malawi.
  • Manyungwa-Pasani CL, Hara M, Chimatiro SK. 2017. Women’s participation in fish value chains and value chain governance in Malawi: a case of Msaka (Lake Malawi) and Kachulu (Lake Chilwa). Cape Town: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies. Working Paper No.: 45.
  • Mussa H, Kaunda E, Chimatiro S, Banda L, Nankwenya B, Nyengere J. 2017. Assessment of informal cross border fish trade in the southern African region: a case of Malawi and Zambia. Paper presented at: Malawi Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum; Mangochi, Malawi.
  • Singini W. 2013. Bioeconomic analysis of Chambo (Oreochromis spp.) and Kambuzi (small Haplochromine spp.) fish stocks of Lake Malombe. [PhD Thesis], University of Malawi. 199 p.
  • Ukaonu SU, Mbawuike BC, Uluwajoba EO, Williams AB, Ajuonu N, Omogoriota HO, Olakolu FC, Adegbile OM, Myade EF. 2011. Volume and value of ornamental fishes in the Nigerian export trade. Agr Bio J North America. 2(4):661-664. doi:10.5251/abjna.2011.2.4.661.664.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Fisheries Management
Journal Section Short Communication
Authors

Langson Samala 0000-0003-4845-7395

Fanuel Kapute 0000-0002-6885-442X

Publication Date April 25, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 5 Issue: 1

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APA Samala, L., & Kapute, F. (2019). Assessment of Fish Exports from Blantyre District, Southern Malawi. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, 5(1), 70-75. https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.397020