ISSN 2167-0447
International Journal of Agricultural Sciences ISSN: 2167-0447 Vol. 3 (8), pp. 628-632, October, 2013. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Assessment of fish products demand in some water bodies of Oromia, Ethiopia
Assefa Mitike Janko
Zeway Fisheries Resources Research Center, P.O Box 229, Zeway/Ethiopia.
Email: [email protected]
Accepted 16 September, 2013
Abstract
The study was conducted to prioritize the fish products per water bodies and to know the supply potential of the fish products in six different Oromia water bodies. As methodology PRA was conducted to accomplish the experiment. Multistage sampling technique was employed during data collection by using structured questioner. Different fish specimens was collected and processed in different fish products and demand was analyzed using five (5) point hedonic scale. Demand of fish products was inelastic in Ethiopian fasting season on the other hand fish products was supply elastic. Demand for fish products is higher in fasting season but supply is lower in comparison with non-fasting season. The price of fish per kg was higher in fasting season than when not fasting; which is not true of "demand law". At Zeway lake and Koka reservoir smoked, filleted and dried was preferred successively but gutted and whole fish was not preferred, Langano lake filleted and dried fish was preferred and gutted, smoked and whole fish was not preferred, Beseka lake and Melka wakena filleted and smoked fish was preferred and dried, gutted and whole fish was not preferred, Gilgel gibe reservoir filleted, whole fish and dried fish was preferred and smoked and gutted fish was not preferred depending on five point hedonic scale.
Key words: Demand, fish products, water bodies, preference, supply.