Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems (2020-2021)
Ghana, 2020 - 2023
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1.8.5 Why did you sell for a low price? (please reference with the top 3 fish species as appropriate) (x1_8_5_why_did_you_sell_for_)
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| Value | Category | Cases | |
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| 1.Because fish was in abundance in the market and buyers had other cheaper options, since i also need money to sort things out i lower the price 2. Because fish might get damaged during transportation back home so i had to lower the price in order to sel | 1 |
0.4%
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| 1.Buyers were scarce on the market day 2.I had to sell at a low price to get some money to bug my creditors in order to get another consignment | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I do not want the fish to spoil and if it is too dry it breaks. | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I am already at the market and I need money to pay off my stocks or to purchase fresh fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I can make up in the following sale | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I do not have money to hold on to my product I sell what ever I take to the market even if the price is bad when there is glut | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I need to pay off the fisherman who gave me fish on credit. (Species evaluated was processed sardinella and are sold in lots of 100 pieces ) | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I need to service my debt to fishermen | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I need to service my debts and there there is glut | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I sell fresh I am compelled to sell off | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because I sell fresh and will lose if I don't sell off. However for dermesal and medium to large pelagic we can put into cold storage | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because fish buyers were scarce on the market day, and I will have to sell in order to be able to purchase another for the next market day | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because fish got spoilt(mashed) on route to the market | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because fish was available in the market | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because fish was available in the market and buyers had other options to choose from so you had to reduce to get your capital | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because fish was in excess in the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because fish was in excess in the market Because fish was of poor quality, that's broken into piece | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because fish was in excess in the market and buyers had different options so i had to reduce to sell Because fish got meshed up into powder during loading into cargo truck | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because fish was in excess in the market and buyers had other options to choose from | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because fish was very abundant in the market that day | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because fried fish is perishable and there is glut on the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because i could not bear to pay another transportation cost on that same fish, spend extra on preservation to prevent spoilage, and finally i needed money to purchase another consignment for the next market day | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because i wasn't getting early market for fish so i had to reduce the price to avoid spoilage and further cost of preservation | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because of extra cost of preservation when i bring it back home | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because of glut | 5 |
2.1%
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| Because of glut at the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because other traders brought fish at a much cheaper price than mine | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because the market is slow and there is no demand | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because the person is a customer I do business with | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because there are only a few buyers and more goods | 1 |
0.4%
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| Because there is glut in the market, or there is low demand because buyers did not come the market, or I need to pay my creditors, also fried fish is highly perishable so I Can't to store for a longer period | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Because there is glut | 2 |
0.8%
|
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| Because there is glut and I need to pay off my supplier | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Because there is glut and I need to restock | 1 |
0.4%
|
|
| Because we needed money to buy premix fuel for fishing the following day | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Bluefin Tuna: because buyers didn't come to market on that day Sardinella: because it was getting spoilt Cassava fish: because it was getting late | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Bumper harvest | 2 |
0.8%
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| Bumper harvest for fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| Business has dwindled due to the COVID, and sometines other vendors brings it cheaper so we reduce it to sell faster | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Buyers were not available in the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Buyers were not available on the day of market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Buyers were not available on the market day | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Buyers were not willing to buy at the price I mentioned so I had to lower the price to be able to get some money home | 1 |
0.4%
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| Buyers were scarce in the market, those present too were not willing to pay what i was asking for, hence i lowered the price in order to get some money to repay my creditor | 1 |
0.4%
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| Chrysichthyes...1 for 2.00ghc | 1 |
0.4%
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| Customers keep asking for a reduction | 1 |
0.4%
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| Customers keep asking for reduction | 1 |
0.4%
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| Depends on the availability of fish for that day. If fish is in a abundance you have no choice than to sell at a lower price Lack of proper storage facilities at home so you have to sell at low price to avoid fish getting spoilt | 1 |
0.4%
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| Different processors brings fish at a cheaper price | 1 |
0.4%
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| Different sellers brought theirs at a cheaper price so I had to reduce mine as well | 1 |
0.4%
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| Due to the out break of the Covid-19 pandemic buyers didn't come to market on that day and the few that came were not willing to buy at my asking price | 1 |
0.4%
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| During the low season I seldom sell at a low price | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish Processors come from different towns with a cheaper price hence the need to reduce the price | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish almost spoiling Fish in abundance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fish buyers were scarce in the market | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish is in a abundance and will go bad if not sold on time | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish is in abundance | 2 |
0.8%
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| Fish is in season hence, price reduces automatically | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish is in season so I reduce my price to sell faster | 2 |
0.8%
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| Fish quality had reduced and since there was glut on the market the previous market day | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish traders were scarce in the market and I need money to pay my creditors | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was about to get spoilt so i had to sell at a low price to avoid total lost or extra cost of preservation | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was abundance | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was in abundance | 3 |
1.3%
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| Fish was in abundance and buyers had other cheaper options so i had to lower my asking price | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fish was in abundance in the market | 2 |
0.8%
|
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| Fish was in abundance in the market and buyers had more cheaper options to choose from, so i had to reduce my asking price in order to get some money | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fish was in excess at the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fish was in excess in the market | 2 |
0.8%
|
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| Fish was in excess in the market and I had to lower the price in order to get some money to settle my creditors | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Fish was in excess in the market and buyers had other cheaper options to choose from, since i bought mine a little higher their pricing affects my sales so i had to lower the price in order to avoid further cost of preservation | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was in excess in the market, and buyers had other options to choose from | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was mashed up badly and could not be preserved for long | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was not weighed fairly as it should have been, the scale was imbalanced so the quantity of fish reduced | 1 |
0.4%
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| Fish was of bad quality | 2 |
0.8%
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| Fish(Lates) was of poor quality | 1 |
0.4%
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| From experience Because of glut. Respondent have not be processing much for the past 3 yrs and therefore did not provide answer for price per kg | 1 |
0.4%
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| General customer apathy because of COVID 19 | 1 |
0.4%
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| Glut | 10 |
4.2%
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| Glut and quality | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Glut at the landing site | 1 |
0.4%
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| Glut in the market | 14 |
5.8%
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| Glut of fish | 7 |
2.9%
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| Glut or low patronage | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Glut season for fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| Herrings: Buyers were scarce in the market and bringing the fish back home will mean extra transport cost, extra cost of preservation and it may even be damaged so i had to sell | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| High season: there is glut.low season: there is no fish so customers are forced to buy | 1 |
0.4%
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| I cannot return home with my fish unsold | 1 |
0.4%
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| I could not return home without money to take care of my family | 1 |
0.4%
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| I had to lower the price because of extra cost of preservation if i bring it home | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| I had to reheat and this shrinks the size of the fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| I had to sell at a low price because if i don't the fish might develop fungus by the next market day because of the oil content, and again i had to pay the fisher who credited me the fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| I had to sell at a low price to get money because I can't not bear extra cost of preservation, and I also have to pay my creditors Bluefin Tuna Bonito fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| I need to satisfy some of my customers | 1 |
0.4%
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| I needed cash to pay my child's school fees in that week, so I had to settle for what buyers were offering | 1 |
0.4%
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| I needed money to pay my creditor in order to get another consignment from her for the next market day | 1 |
0.4%
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| I reduce to sell only when there's abundance of fish but also not to really loose all my profit | 1 |
0.4%
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| I sold at a low price because fish was available in the market and buyers had other options to choose from | 1 |
0.4%
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| I sold for a low price because fish was in abundance (glut in the market) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| If market is competitive and my prices are high I'm forced to decrease them | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| It was bumper harvest for fish so I had to reduce the price | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Just to make sure the rest of fish is not taken back home. Reason being that people turn to steal from storage room at the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Low patronage | 1 |
0.4%
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| My loyal customers who travel far distances to buy my fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| My regular fishermen I do business with arrived later than usual and my customers I supply with fish had resorted to other mongers so was forced to reduce the price to avoid sending my products home | 1 |
0.4%
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| NA | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Oil fish....No ready market for fish as lower prices were given by competitors | 1 |
0.4%
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| Other processors brought fish at a cheaper price so I had to reduce my price | 1 |
0.4%
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| Other traders who bought their fish at a cheaper price sells at a low price which in turn influence the buyers to pay low for mine | 1 |
0.4%
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| Patronage is low or during raining season when can not sell much, glut | 1 |
0.4%
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| Sardine :No ready market for fish as people come from different regions with lower prices | 1 |
0.4%
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| Sardine.... Because people from different fishing towns have also come to sell at a lower price so automatically you have to sell at a lower price | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Sardine.....bumper harvest for fish so the price reduced | 1 |
0.4%
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| Sardinella (fish is in abundance) Red fish (fish in abundance) Mackerel Scad (fish in abundance ) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Sardinella from 400ghc to 260ghc | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Shrinkage of fish if too dry, market dynamics in terms of glut. | 1 |
0.4%
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| Since it is fresh fish I do not have a means of keeping it frozen it could go bad do I had to sell for a low price | 1 |
0.4%
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| Sometimes the market is not so good and you will be forced to reduce the price | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| The buyer was unable to meet my original asking price and i had to settle with what she offered | 1 |
0.4%
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| The customers were complaining it was too expensive | 1 |
0.4%
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| The fish was spoilt | 1 |
0.4%
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| The fish was too expensive for the customers | 1 |
0.4%
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| The was glut in the market | 4 |
1.7%
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| There is a glut and other alternative delicacies (mushrooms and snails) are in season when the fish is also in season so patronage of smoked fish is low | 1 |
0.4%
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| There is glut | 4 |
1.7%
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| There is glut and we need to pay off our debtors | 1 |
0.4%
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| There is glut in the market | 2 |
0.8%
|
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| There is glut in the market and prices have gone down | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There is glut in the market. Or fall in price of fresh fish | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There is glut on the market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There is glut. More supply than demand | 1 |
0.4%
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| There is low demand | 1 |
0.4%
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| There was a bumper harvest and customers were not giving good prices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market | 15 |
6.3%
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| There was glut in the market I gave my customer good prices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market I could not return home with my fishery products | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market and high competition among traders | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market and I did not want to lose so opted to bring them home and reheat for the next market with the hope to get good prices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market and customer loyalty | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market and other whole sale traders were selling at a low price | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut in the market. I had to exhibit good customer service to my clients | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| There was glut of fish | 1 |
0.4%
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| There was glut on the market | 2 |
0.8%
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| There was no source of cold facility to keep the unsold fresh fish so had to sell for a low price | 1 |
0.4%
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| There were alot of other processors with same produce and to avoid spoilage I had to sell it cheaper | 1 |
0.4%
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| This is as a result of glut in the market | 1 |
0.4%
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| Though there is a glut i sell Because I do not have capital to hold processed fish and I need money to pay off creditors. | 1 |
0.4%
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| To avoid fish from bad before the next market day and lack of proper storage facilities | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| To avoid fish from going bad at the end of the day due to lack of proper storage system | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| To avoid further slash down of price of fish the next market day which usually happens | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| To avoid spoilage | 1 |
0.4%
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| To avoid spoilage at the end of the day because of lack of good storage facility | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| To avoid spoilage of fish | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| To avoid taking it back home | 1 |
0.4%
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| To prevent fish from going bad and fish is in abundance | 1 |
0.4%
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| Tuna(1 large).......fish was in season and different sellers came with cheaper prices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| Tuna...Other sellers from different places brought to market cheaper prices | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When fish is in abundance | 2 |
0.8%
|
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| When fish is in abundance Have no room to store excess when not sold | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When fish is in abundance and because I do not have storage space to store excess fish | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When fish is in abundance and there's competition in market | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When fish is in abundance at the market and price might fall further if not sold early | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When it's bumper harvest for fish | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When market isn't booming | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When market is not good and in need of money | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When market is slow with little or no demand | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When market isn't booming(slow market) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When other processors from different regions come and sell at a cheaper price | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When the demand is low | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When the expected customers who are from the hinterlands do not come we are compelled to sell off to other coastal buyers who do not pay premium. | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When the market is bad(low patronage and lack of storage facility to store excess fish) | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When the market is slow and fish is in abundance | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When there is glut | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When there is no readily market for the fish am selling I reduce the price to get people to buy it | 1 |
0.4%
|
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| When there's completion in market for reduced prices due to abundance of fish When money loaned to me by creditor needs to be paid | 1 |
0.4%
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| Will not sell for low price, will rather keep and sell later | 1 |
0.4%
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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.