Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems (2020-2021)
Malawi, 2020 - 2021
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1.6.2 Do you think there is much fish loss and waste in small scale fishery value chains? And how much of a problem is this? (x1_6_2_do_you_think_there_is)
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| - Around 40% of fish is lost or wasted due to poor processing method, unskilled fish processors. Loss or wastage of fish is high during rainy season due to contamination. | 1 |
10%
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| - Currently at 40% but policy calls to reduce it to 20%. Rains and poor processing, handling and storage of fish results to almost 40% of loss amongst fishermen and traders. | 1 |
10%
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| - Fish losses are estimated at 40% mainly during hot season and rainy season | 1 |
10%
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| - Rains and poor processing, handling and storage of fish results to almost 30% of loss amongst fishermen and traders | 1 |
10%
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| - The current shift of the Malawi fisheries from large cichlids, catfishes and cyprinids to small forage pelagic fish presents a problem for management of fish post-harvest losses due high perishability and low value of catch. - In Malawi, PHFL is caus | 1 |
10%
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| - Yes, around 30% of fish is lost or wasted due to poor processing method, by using sharp knives/folks that damages the fish when drying . - Most SSF dry their fish on open dry lack and lot of contamination and loss of nutritive value occurs. - Durin | 1 |
10%
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| - Poor handling and storage of fish leading to further looses. Government working on developing infrastructure and advocating Cage Culture as oppose to Pond Culture in terms of wastage. - 40% of fish caught is lost due to poor handling. Government is | 1 |
10%
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| Yes, - Poor handling and storage of fish. - Poor infrastructures; Cage Culture as oppose to Pond Culture in terms of wastage. - 40% of fish caught is lost due to poor handling, processing, storage and transportation | 1 |
10%
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| Yes, huge loss during handling, processing and transportation. Around 10% to 15% of fish is lost. | 1 |
10%
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| Yes, the loss is too huge almost 40% of fish is lost due to lack of value addition, poor handling facilities, and unskilled processing | 1 |
10%
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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.