Comparative Assessment of Fish Processing, Packaging and Marketing Activities in Ibeno and Ikot-abasi Local Government Areas of Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria

This study examined the economic analysis of fish processing and marketing in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria using structured, validated and pre-tested interview schedules to collect primary data from one hundred and thirteen respondents. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the socio-economic characteristics, access to productive resources and constraints faced by fish processors while budgetary analysis was used to determine profitability. The result reveals that 99.0% of the respondents were females, 57.4% were within their active economic age group (41 - 50 years), about 50.0% were educated and 82.3% were married. The scale of operation was on small scale level. The result of the budgetary analysis show that average total cost of N53,530.08 was incurred, average total revenue of N58,340.71 was realized and a returning gross margin of N37,088.44. The profitability ratio gave a benefit-cost ratio of 1.089 and expense structure ratio of 0.0603. This is an indication that fish processing business is profitable and viable in the study area. Despite the high profitability of the business, fish processors identified lack of collateral security for bank loan (96.5%), erratic power supply (92.0%) and lack of modern fish processing facilities (43.4%) as their most prevailing problems. With this high level of profitability and viability in fish processing and marketing, it is recommended that Government, cooperative societies, private bodies and non-governmental organizations should provide basic amenities such as storage facilities, electricity, transportation facilities and modern fish processing facilities in other to boost fish production in Nigeria as well as single digit Bank loan with civil servants as guarantors as means of collateral security.

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Difference Study on Relationship Paths of Festival Marketing Activities

Business Management and Strategy ◽

10.5296/bms.v8i1.11226 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Shwu-Ing Wu

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Local Government ◽

Marketing Activity ◽

Effect Relationship ◽

Regional Characteristics ◽

Value Perception ◽

The World ◽

Different Types ◽

Marketing Activities ◽

The Impact

Different places around the world attract the tourists by festivals and industrial, cultural and spatial characteristics. By festival marketing, they approach the tourists and can influence or change tourists’ impression and travel in the destinations. Hence, festival marketing activity becomes the important strategy to trigger regional economic development. However, can festival marketing activities held in the areas comply with the surrounding factors and integrate the factors to become characteristics and attract the tourists? It is the topic of this study which mainly explores the impact of festival marketing, landscape construction and regional characteristics on tourists’ value perception and revisit commitment. According to the findings, effect relationship path and relationship intensity of different types of festival marketing activities are different. It means that different areas should hold the unique and appropriate festival marketing activities in order to increase tourists’ value perception. It can significantly and positively influence tourists’ commitment. In addition, when planning festival marketing, local government and related industries should make sure that the content of festival marketing activities can make tourists happy and to reinforce their revisit commitment.

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KAJIAN KELEMBAGAAN AGRIBISNIS WORTEL UNTUK MENDUKUNG PENGEMBANGAN KAWASAN AGROPOLITAN SUTHOMADANSIH DI KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR

Caraka Tani Journal of Sustainable Agriculture ◽

10.20961/carakatani.v25i1.15748 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 87

Author(s):

Sutarto Sutarto ◽

Dwiningtyas Padmaningrum ◽

Agung Wibowo

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Institutional Development ◽

Institutional Performance ◽

Organization Management ◽

Local Product ◽

Common Purpose ◽

Marketing Activities ◽

Bargaining Positions ◽

Descriptive Method

<p>So far, development of rural agribusiness institutions is commonly far from expectation to solve related problems. The model of partnership between farmers and agribussiness entrepreneurs indicated an unsatisfactory performance. The underdevelopment of the partnership’s model was due to philosophically, it had not united stakeholders within a common purpose which provided benefits proportionally. The objective of the research aimed at (i) describing the local agribussines institution having potential to suppot a carrot agribussiness; (i) to assess the local institutional performance in order to support a carrot agribussiness; (ii) to examine the opinion of its stakeholders towards institutional development for carrot. This study used a descriptive method. The location have been selected purposively. The Subdistrict of Tawangmangu had been selected as the produce of carrot was the highest compared to other subdistricts in District of Karanganyar. The information was collected from a number of key informants. The informants get confused about the concept of ‘agropolitant itself; even some of the farmers did not care about that concept. Area of agropolitant which formerly planned to become agro-tourism and the promotion of the local product was regarded far from expectation. In fact, there was no marketing activities for those local products. Some programs was considered to be reasonable to implement in order to achieve the objectives. First, in order to improve the bargaining positions, it was reasonable to increase the intensity of asssistance. Particularly, it was suggested to increase the quality of organization management and entreprenurship. Second, it is necessary for the local government to facilitate the networks among the subdistricts or with outer districts with special attention to connect the carrot farmers. As the institution which is commodity base is effective for implementing the function of development, advocation, and promotion relevant to carrot. Third, there is necessary for local government to improve the effectiveness, especialy at the stage of socialization, in regard with the agropolitant development.</p>

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Marketing Management as a Factor for the Development of the Communes

Kwartalnik Nauk o Przedsiębiorstwie ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0012.7782 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 83-95

Author(s):

Krzysztof Jędrzejewski

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Marketing Management ◽

Marketing Activities ◽

The Subject

The aim of the study is to present the conditions of marketing management and its role it plays in local government units. It has been pointed out that marketing in municipal man-agement plays one of the main functions affecting its development. The results of own empirical research on marketing activities and tools used by self-government authorities in the municipalities of the Lodz voivideship were presented. The considerations were based on the subject literature as well as the results of our own empirical research. The surveys were carried out in the middle of 2016, by means of a questionnaire, on a sample of 155 communes of the Lodz region.

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The First Investigation of Microplastics Contamination in Estuarine Located in Puger District, Jember Regency, Indonesia

Jurnal Riset Biologi dan Aplikasinya ◽

10.26740/jrba.v3n1.p7-12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Selvi Ariyunita ◽

Yeny Dhokhikah ◽

Wachju Subchan

Keyword(s):

Stainless Steel ◽

Local Government ◽

Aquatic Ecosystem ◽

Actual Condition ◽

Water Pump ◽

Fish Processing ◽

Plastic Pollution ◽

Fish Market ◽

Sample Water ◽

Filter Mesh

Microplastics are harmful to the ecosystem and need to solve immediately. Detection of microplastic contamination is the first step to reduce plastics pollution. Estuarine in Puger has a high potential for microplastic pollution related to the multifunction of waters as ports, tourism, fish market, fish processing, and human settlements. However, there are no studies related to microplastic contamination in the area. The objectives of this research were to determine microplastic contamination in the estuarine located in Puger District, Jember Regency, Indonesia. The research results were the first evidence to inform the society and local government about the actual condition of plastic pollution, especially in the aquatic ecosystem. The sampling sites were determined by purposive sampling. Fifty liters of water from each station (with three repetitions) were taken using a 24V water pump and then filtered using stainless steel filter (mesh 5 mm and 0.2 mm). The filtered samples were placed in a sterile bottle sample, stored at 4 ± 20C. Microplastics were counted and categorized according to size, color, and type under a microscope stereo. Microplastic abundance was calculated based on the number of microplastic particles identified per liter of sample water (particle/liter). The result showed that the study area was contaminated by microplastics throughout site sampling, with abundances varying from 0.03 particles/liter to 0.19 particles/liter. The highest microplastic abundance found near the fishery market. The microplastics also vary in size, color, and type. According to characterization, the sources of microplastic contamination come from human-based activities.

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KAJIAN SISTEM PERIKANAN MINI PURSE SEINE DI TEMPAT PENDARATAN IKAN TASIK AGUNG, REMBANG, JAWA TENGAH

Jurnal Kebijakan Perikanan Indonesia ◽

10.15578/jkpi.2.2.2010.91-99 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Umi Chodrijah ◽

Wiwiet An Pralampita

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Fishing Effort ◽

Purse Seine ◽

Fish Processing ◽

Processing Industry ◽

Local Revenue ◽

Fish Resources ◽

Purse Seine Fishery

Perikanan mini purse seine di Tempat Pendaratan Ikan Tasik Agung, Rembang sangat kompleks, sehingga perlu pendekatan sistem untuk melakukan pengkajian. Perikanan mini purse seine ini melibatkan banyak pelaku atau pihak yang saling berinteraksi. Pihak yang terlibat dalam kegiatan sistem perikanan tersebut adalah nelayan, pedagang, industri pengolahan ikan, konsumen, Dinas Perikanan, Pemerintah daerah, dan Koperasi Unit Desa. Sub model yang digunakan dalam analisis sistem perikanan mini purse seine di Tempat Pendaratan Ikan Tasik Agung, Rembang adalah sub model sumber daya ikan, teknis, usaha penangkapan mini purse seine, harga ikan, mutu dan pemasaran, pendapatan nelayan, dan pendapatan daerah.Mini purse seine fishery in the Tempat Pendaratan Ikan Tasik Agung,Rembang is very complex, so it needs a systems approach to conduct the assessment. Mini purse seine fishery involves many actors or parties interacting. Parties involved in fisheries systems are fishermen, traders, fish processing industry, consumers, Fisheries, Local Government, and KUD. Sub model used in the analysis of the mini purse seine fishery system at Tempat Pendaratan Ikan Tasik Agung, Rembang is a sub model of fish resources, technical, mini purse seine fishing effort, fish prices, quality, and marketing, the income of fishermen, and local revenue.

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