Handling, Processing and Marketing of Fish in Bangladesh - Part 1 (NRI)

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Acknowledgements

Glossary of abbreviations

Map of Bangladesh showing regions and major cities

Summary

Section 1: Introduction

Section 2: Supply and demand

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2.1 Fish production

2.2 Exploitation of enclosed inland waters

2.3 Species and product form

2.4 Domestic consumption

2.5 Exports

2.6 Prices

2.7 Future outlook

Section 3: The marketing of fish for domestic consumption

3.1 Trade flows

3.2 Marketing channels

3.3 Marketing margins

3.4 Marketing infrastructure

3.5 Handling and transport

3.6 Losses

3.7 Government intervention in fisheries marketing

3.8 The role of co-operatives in fish marketing

3.9 Conclusions: Market efficiency

Section 4: The shrimp industry

4.1 Trade flows and intermediaries

4.2 Marketing infrastructure

4.3 Handling and processing

4.4 Packaging

4.5 Losses

4.6 Quality control

Section 5: Conclusions

5.1 Problems of the existing system of marketing

5.2 Possible measures to improve the marketing system

5.3 Benefits from the proposed measures

Bibliography

Appendices

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Appendix A: Source tables

Appendix B: List of scientific, Bangladeshi and English names of fish, molluscs and crustaceans

Appendix C: Functions of BFDC

Appendix D: Physical facilities belonging to BFDC