Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh
Wholesalers in food value chains in developing countries are often criticized as exploitative, offering high output-tied credit to farmers and insufficient with high loss and waste. Recent research highlights their importance as the "hidden middle", often overlooked in policy debates due to insuffic...
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| author | Ali, Hazrat Belton, Ben Haque, Md. Mahfuzul Hernandez, Ricardo Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan Ignowski, Elizabeth Reardon, Thomas |
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| description | Wholesalers in food value chains in developing countries are often criticized as exploitative, offering high output-tied credit to farmers and insufficient with high loss and waste. Recent research highlights their importance as the "hidden middle", often overlooked in policy debates due to insufficient survey research (Reardon 2015). Aquaculture has rapidly expanded in Bangladesh in four decades, attributed to aquatic food traders and off-farm businesses. However, little is known about wholesalers’ behavior and organization within the 'hidden middle' of aquatic food value chains, impeding result generalization due to inadequate sampling techniques in previous research. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate structure, technological changes, and wholesalers’ performance, informing policy debates on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1415122026-01-15T02:13:30Z Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh Ali, Hazrat Belton, Ben Haque, Md. Mahfuzul Hernandez, Ricardo Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan Ignowski, Elizabeth Reardon, Thomas aquaculture farmers domestic trade fish wholesalers aquatic food production aquatic food value chains Wholesalers in food value chains in developing countries are often criticized as exploitative, offering high output-tied credit to farmers and insufficient with high loss and waste. Recent research highlights their importance as the "hidden middle", often overlooked in policy debates due to insufficient survey research (Reardon 2015). Aquaculture has rapidly expanded in Bangladesh in four decades, attributed to aquatic food traders and off-farm businesses. However, little is known about wholesalers’ behavior and organization within the 'hidden middle' of aquatic food value chains, impeding result generalization due to inadequate sampling techniques in previous research. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate structure, technological changes, and wholesalers’ performance, informing policy debates on aquatic food value chains in Bangladesh. 2024-04-16 2024-04-18T07:29:34Z 2024-04-18T07:29:34Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141512 en Open Access application/pdf WorldFish Hazrat Ali, Ben Belton, Md. Mahfuzul Haque, Ricardo Hernandez, Murshed-E-Jahan Khondker, Elizabeth Ignowski, Thomas Reardon. (16/4/2024). Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh. Bayan Lepas, Malaysia: WorldFish (WorldFish). |
| spellingShingle | aquaculture farmers domestic trade fish wholesalers aquatic food production aquatic food value chains Ali, Hazrat Belton, Ben Haque, Md. Mahfuzul Hernandez, Ricardo Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan Ignowski, Elizabeth Reardon, Thomas Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh |
| title | Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | transformation of the hidden middle of aquaculture value chains fish wholesalers in bangladesh |
| topic | aquaculture farmers domestic trade fish wholesalers aquatic food production aquatic food value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141512 |
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