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FISHERIES

Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems (2020-2021)

Malawi, 2020 - 2021
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MWI_2020-2021_EWSFSFS_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Nicole Franz, Lena Westlund, Molly Ahern
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1.8.20 How have these changes impacted on your business? (x1_8_20_how_have_these_chang)

Data file: data_anon_ind

Overview

Valid: 295
Type: Discrete
Width: 141
Range: -
Format: character

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
-It changes the type of fish that can be sold -hurry the preservation and processing process 1
0.3%
As a result of bad weather hence the business is not making more profits 1
0.3%
At higher prices customers are difficult to find 1
0.3%
Bulk buying to cut on costs and increase profits 1
0.3%
Business is profitable 1
0.3%
Business remains the same 1
0.3%
Business went down because I have small amount of capital 1
0.3%
Buy more fish for increased profits 1
0.3%
Buying Prices have gone high while selling prices are still the same hence profits have reduced 1
0.3%
Dry weather are windy and as a result it negatively affect the availability of fish 1
0.3%
Due to lack of money we. behave money 1
0.3%
Due to low supply on the market, it has increased profits 1
0.3%
Fish last long 1
0.3%
Fish last longer 1
0.3%
Fish last longer without going bad 1
0.3%
Fish stays longer 1
0.3%
Fishermen are unable to fish because of winds on the lake, this deceased supply and consequently increases price 1
0.3%
Get more profits 2
0.7%
Gets more profits 14
4.7%
Good 1
0.3%
Has helped to keep the business going 1
0.3%
Has increased the fish shelf life hence increasing profits 1
0.3%
Has kept revenue earnings steady and stable 1
0.3%
Has kept the business going 1
0.3%
Has kept the business going. At least reaching break-even point in sales 1
0.3%
Has not changed 1
0.3%
Has stabilized business earnings 1
0.3%
Have increased my revenue at times when fish is rare although not so often 1
0.3%
Have reduced profits 1
0.3%
Have reduced the profit margin 1
0.3%
Haven't changed the way of doing business due to lack of adequate capital 1
0.3%
Help to increase profits due to increased shelf life 1
0.3%
Helped to increase profits as was able to sell fish in times when fish was scarce 2
0.7%
Helped to increase profits because we sell almost at all times 1
0.3%
Helped to increase the profits 1
0.3%
Helped to stock more fish and sold for a longer time hence increasing profits 1
0.3%
Helped to sustain the business since didn't lose the capital due to losses 1
0.3%
High income 5
1.7%
High prices when buying but low prices when selling 1
0.3%
Higher income 1
0.3%
I get more profits 1
0.3%
I lose a lot , and no profit It has been hard to take care of my family 1
0.3%
I loss a lot cause I have so many people to pay on the work that I have assigned them 1
0.3%
I normally don't go at the market place I jus go and do my business 1
0.3%
Improved my profits 1
0.3%
Improved profit especially during times that fish becomes rare 1
0.3%
Improved profitability 1
0.3%
Improved profitability during periods of low fish availability 1
0.3%
Improved quality of the fish and increased fish shelf life 1
0.3%
Increase income 1
0.3%
Increase my profits 1
0.3%
Increase profits because of high selling price on the market due to fish unavailability 1
0.3%
Increase shelf life hence increasing profits 1
0.3%
Increased my profits 1
0.3%
Increased profits 1
0.3%
Increased profits as the fish was sold during lean period hence the prices were higher 1
0.3%
Increased profits due to high prices 1
0.3%
Increased quality and Selling price 1
0.3%
Increased quality of the fish and shelf life 1
0.3%
Increased revenue during periods that fish is rare 1
0.3%
Increased sales 1
0.3%
Increased the income margin hence boosting my capital 1
0.3%
Increased the income since was able to sell when fish was scarce 1
0.3%
Increased the quality and shelf life for the fish hence increasing profits 1
0.3%
Increased the sales 2
0.7%
Increases business earnings 1
0.3%
Increases revenue earnings when fish is in short supply 1
0.3%
Increases revenue earnings when fish supply at the market is low 1
0.3%
Increases revenue earnings when fish supply is low 1
0.3%
Increases revenue when fish is in low supply 1
0.3%
It has helped to increase shelf life and allows to sell the fish at a high price since fish is not sold in a hurry. This increases the income 1
0.3%
It has impacted her business positively because she now sells more 1
0.3%
It has increased my profits. I used to sell at lower prices I n order to avoid rotting 1
0.3%
It has reduced the losses she incurs 1
0.3%
It increases returns 1
0.3%
Its last longer without going bad 1
0.3%
Kept revenue earnings stable 1
0.3%
Kept revenue earnings stable at least to the break-even point 1
0.3%
Kept the business revenue earnings stable 1
0.3%
Last long without going bad 1
0.3%
Last longer without going bad 3
1%
Last longer without processing 1
0.3%
Last much longer to store 1
0.3%
Like now it's windy, this means fishermen can't fish. Supplt is low And this causes an increase in selling price on the market 1
0.3%
Loses 1
0.3%
Loss of money 1
0.3%
Loss of profits 1
0.3%
Lost some customers due to high prices 1
0.3%
Low income produce 1
0.3%
Low prices on the market due to high supply lead to losses 1
0.3%
Low profit 1
0.3%
Low profits because of competition on the market 1
0.3%
Low profits even a deficit due to high supply on the market 1
0.3%
Low sales 1
0.3%
Makes more profits 1
0.3%
Makes more profits 5
1.7%
Manages to buy fewer fish 1
0.3%
More income 16
5.4%
More of fish are dying and their is no business In the market And people are not buying fish (usipa) 1
0.3%
More profits 3
1%
My business I'd going down 1
0.3%
My business has gone down 1
0.3%
No change 7
2.4%
No change, it's what we do 1
0.3%
No changes 36
12.2%
No impact 8
2.7%
No impact noted 1
0.3%
No impact since we also buy at high price 1
0.3%
No impact sine this is done to balance the buying price and the selling price 1
0.3%
No nothing has impacted on my business 1
0.3%
None 2
0.7%
Not changed much because the prices are vulnerable to changes depending on the buyer's demand 1
0.3%
Not impacted 2
0.7%
Not much 2
0.7%
Not much though cause I sell and buy fish 1
0.3%
Not really 3
1%
Not really , at the times the weather 1
0.3%
Orders small quantities 1
0.3%
Prevented loss of my products 1
0.3%
Prices have gone up hence profits have reduced 1
0.3%
Processing to avoid spoilage 1
0.3%
Profits have gone down 1
0.3%
Profits have reduced 1
0.3%
Profits reduced 1
0.3%
Profits reduced hence doing other supplementary business 1
0.3%
Prolonged period for the fish before it gets bad 1
0.3%
Prolonged storage time before it gets bad 1
0.3%
Reduce loses 1
0.3%
Reduced amount of fish bought due to high prices 1
0.3%
Reduced amount of fish taken to sell 1
0.3%
Reduced business revenue 1
0.3%
Reduced days of going to the market and hence reduction in revenue 1
0.3%
Reduced days of going to the market hence less sales 1
0.3%
Reduced days of going to the market to sell fish 1
0.3%
Reduced loss of fish and Gets more profit 1
0.3%
Reduced prices 1
0.3%
Reduced profits 3
1%
Reduced revenue earnings 1
0.3%
Reduced revenue earnings from the business because of low volume of sales due to reluctance of customers to pay the high prices 1
0.3%
Reduced revenue earnings from the fish trade 1
0.3%
Reduced sales 6
2%
Reduced sales and profits 2
0.7%
Reduced sales because of less quantities bought 1
0.3%
Reduced sales quantity 1
0.3%
Reduced sales revenue 1
0.3%
Respondent has not changed anything 1
0.3%
Respondent has not changed what she does in business 1
0.3%
Sales and profits keep reducing 1
0.3%
Sales have reduced 3
1%
Sales revenue earnings have dropped 8
2.7%
Seasons 1
0.3%
Seasons sometimes become very bad for us to buy fish 1
0.3%
She able to sometimes sell fish when they become scarce 1
0.3%
She is able to sell fish even when supply is low or out of season 1
0.3%
She is able to sell fish when the supply is low 1
0.3%
She is able to supply fish even when they are out of season or supply is low. She makes huge profits that way 1
0.3%
Since we don't have materials We lose a lot We find less money We wish to have money to own our properties 1
0.3%
Since we had the training we are much different from the others and we produce quality fish 1
0.3%
Some losses 1
0.3%
Some times I have less money to help in my family 1
0.3%
Sometimes yes 1
0.3%
Spends more time at the landing site to buy fish 1
0.3%
Supply of fish is low 1
0.3%
Take some breaks when fish is not available 1
0.3%
The change of weather rand the business I'd so down 1
0.3%
The changes helped to increase profits but not much as the fish prices could not be maintained high 1
0.3%
The price of the fish decreases 1
0.3%
The process has increased shelf life and increased profits 1
0.3%
The processing increased the fish shelf life and also enhanced quality 1
0.3%
The time that I was in lilongwe I lost everything When the plane was sprashing chemical 1
0.3%
The weather at times because conducive 1
0.3%
There is a high supply of usipa at the moment, she buys more so that she should atleast have a sizeable profit since prices are low 1
0.3%
This didn't help as the prices could not be maintained upwards due to high supply of fish on the market 1
0.3%
This has increased the fish shelf life and quality hence selling at a higher price 1
0.3%
This helped to increase profits as I was able to sell when fish was scarce 1
0.3%
This increases business profits 1
0.3%
We don't get profits 1
0.3%
We use most of these to improve our business by having our own knowledge 1
0.3%
When weather changes 1
0.3%
Will last longer without spoilage 1
0.3%
Winds on the lake means decrease in fish supply and increased prices 1
0.3%
Yes, there are less or no losses to the fish that I buy 1
0.3%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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