Investor Presentaiton
IIFET 2012 Tanzania Proceedings
Sex of the Respondents
The results as shown in Figure 2 indicate that about 79.2% of the respondents were married,
while just 10.4% were single. Also, the results revealed that 3.6% and 6.8% of the respondents
were divorced and widowed respectively. This means that majority of the artisanal fish marketers
in the study area were married. This will afford them the opportunity of getting family labour to
be used for fish marketing. The low percentage of the divorced could be attributed to the value
attributed to the marriage institution in the study area.
Percentage
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Single
Married
Divorced
Marital Status of the Respondents
Figure 2: Marital distribution
Widowed
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Level of Education of the Respondents
The distribution of level of education as shown in Table II shows that about 41.6% of the
respondents, who were involved in artisanal fish marketing, had primary education, while 24%
had secondary education. It equally revealed that 19.2% of the respondents had no formal
education as just 15.2% had tertiary education. This implies that majority of the farmers in the
study area had one form of education or the other which could assist them in the area of adoption
of innovations brought to them by the extension agents and in making decisions that will
enhance their marketing strategies.
Table II: Level of Education
Level of Education
No Formal
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Total
Frequency
Percentage
48
19.2
104
41.6
60
24
38
15.2
250
100
Family Size of the Respondents
From Oparinde and Ojo (2011)
Table III shows that 44.8% of the respondents had between 4 and 6 household members, while
16.8% of the respondents had between 1 and 3 household members. Also, about 15.2% of the
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