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crab (71 km), sada fish and gura fish (66). The products for which the distance between primary
centers and wholesale markets is relatively less (beyond 50 km) include shrimp fry bagda (31
km), mollusc (10 km) and honey (10 km). The above information suggests that the existing
marketing facilities, both primary and wholesale, in the SIZ are miserably low (Table 3.15).
Table 3.15: Distance between collection point, primary (landing) and other markets by products
SRF product
Distance between
Collection point and primary
(landing) market
Goran 43 39
Golpata 48 41
Grass 113 50
Gura (small) fish 41 66
Primary (landing) market &
secondary (wholesale)
Sada (white) large
22 67
fish
Hilsha 46 79
Shrimp galda 28 131
Shrimp bagda 4 80
Shrimp fry (galda) 18 100
Shrimp fry (bagda) 25 31
Crab 43 71
Mollusc 10 10
Honey 33 10
All 41 61
3.3.6 Days Spent in Collection of SRF Resources
Like distance of harvest place, costs of harvests are obviously related to days spent in collection
of SRF products, which are presented in Tables 3.16. Highest time is required in collecting
golpata (32 days), followed by for honey (25 days-in several trips together), hantal (19 days),
hilsha (12 days), crab (8 days), gura fish (6 days) and sada (white) large fish (5.5 days). For
other products, days spent in collection are between 1 and 2 days. In the case of products such as
honey, hilsha and large fish, collection and trip do not demand such a long duration –
Beparis/Farias or any designated person often procure them from the collection spots every after
few days.
Table 3.16 : Days spent in collection of SRF products
Product
Days spent in collection
Travel to SRF Harvest Back from SRF Unloading Total
Golpata 2.5 22.9 2.7 4.3 31.8
Gura (small) fish 0.7 4.7 0.7 - 6.0
Sada (white) large fish 0.6 4.1 0.6 0.2 5.5
Hilsha 1.3 8.3 1.3 1.0 11.8
Shrimp galda 1.0 4.0 1.0 - 6.0
Shrimp bagda 0.5 6.0 0.5 - 7.0
Shrimp fry (galda) 0.2 1.2 0.2 - 1.5
Shrimp fry (bagda) 0.2 1.0 0.2 - 1.4
Crab 1.2 5.6 1.2 0.8 7.9
Mollusc 1.0 8.0 1.0 1.0 11.0
Honey 2.0 21.3 2.0 0.3 25.0
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