Assessment of the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade: A case of South Africa and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries

dc.contributor.advisorHara, Mafa
dc.contributor.authorJimu, Tawanda
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-04T10:16:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T08:01:16Z
dc.date.available2018-12-31T22:10:06Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T08:01:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionMagister Philosophiae - MPhil (LAS) (Land and Agrarian Studies)
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade between South Africa and other SADC countries. Cross-border fish trade and its importance in boosting intra-regional fish trade between South Africa and the rest of SADC is poorly documented and as such, little systematic effort has been made to understand its type, extent and modalities in order to address the problems of those engaged in the activity. Regional fish trade continues to be important even though it is not always adequately reflected in official statistics. The qualitative research methodology formed the basis of this study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with fish traders at Park City Central Bus Station in Johannesburg and in-depth interviews with selected key informants from customs, port, health and immigration officials at the Beitbridge and Lebombo border posts. Participants of the study were selected through a combination of purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Geographical Information System (GIS) was used to digitise national boundaries, border posts and the routes used by fish traders from the sources to distribution points in Johannesburg. The study adopted the new regionalism, regional integration and regional trade conceptual frameworks and attempted to apply the pro-fish trade theory as the theoretical framework.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19537
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.subjectIntra-regional fish trade, Livelihoods and poverty reduction, Food security, Gender, Trade barriers, South Africa and Southern African Development Community (SADC)
dc.titleAssessment of the type, extent and modalities of intra-regional fish trade: A case of South Africa and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries

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