IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Agriculture and Earth Science (IJAES )

E- ISSN 2489-0081
P- ISSN 2695-1894
VOL. 11 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijaes.vol.11.no1.2025.pg155.162

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Investigation of Producer Exploitation Along Dried Fish Marketing Channels in Benue State, Nigeria

Odeh P. O., Iheanacho A. C., and Onoh P. A.

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Abstract

The study examined the level of producer exploitation by middlemen along the dried fish marketing channels in the rural and urban areas of Benue State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 226 dried fish marketers from Makurdi, Otukpo, Guma, and Agatu LGAs in the State. Data were collected using questionnaire and analysed with the aid of descriptive statistics (figures) and Marketing Margin. The results revealed that the producers/processors sold dried fish directly to wholesalers, retailers, consumers and hotels/restaurants. It also revealed that the producer exploiters along the marketing channels were the wholesalers in both the rural (0.19) and urban markets (0.16).

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