INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS
INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS
INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS
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Annual income level (%) of SRF Actors: Shrimp small bagda<br />
Retailer Collector<br />
7% 5%<br />
Wholesaler<br />
8%<br />
Majhi/Bepari<br />
10%<br />
Aratdar<br />
14%<br />
Choto Mahajan<br />
11%<br />
Boro Mahajan<br />
45%<br />
5.3.7 Shrimp Fry (galda and bagda)<br />
Shrimp fry catch takes place for a longer period of year, more so for galda. The income level of<br />
shrimp fry (galda) is much higher than that of shrimp fry (bagda). An average collector of<br />
shrimp fry (galda) and shrimp fry (bagda) earns annual income in the range of only Tk 63,368<br />
and Tk 46,505 respectively. An average Aratdar, on the other hand, earns annual income in the<br />
range of Tk 586,334 and Tk 115,204 respectively (Tables 5.25 and 5.26). The degree of<br />
inequality in the value chain appears to be high in that the average annual income earned by the<br />
collectors, for example, estimates as more than 9 times and 2.5 times as less as earned by an<br />
Aratdar for galda and bagda respectively. Gini coefficient for shrimp fry estimates as 0.44,<br />
which is a bit lower compared to those of other SRF products.<br />
Table 5.25: Annual income level of SRF Actors: Shrimp fry galda<br />
Actors Monthly income Duration (Month) Annual % of total<br />
Peak Non-peak Peak Non-peak Adjusted income income<br />
non-peak<br />
Collector 13,593 5,842 3.67 8.00 2.31 63,368 7.20<br />
Bepari 63,375 28,563 3.00 3.00 1.40 230,113 26.15<br />
Aratdar 134,300 91,717 3.00 4.80 2.00 586,334 66.64<br />
Total 211,268 126,122 - - - 879,815 100.00<br />
Note: Non-peak months are standardized with corresponding number of days worked.<br />
Table 5.26: Annual income level of SRF Actors: Shrimp fry bagda<br />
Actors Monthly income Duration (Month) Annual % of total<br />
Peak Non-peak Peak Nonpeak<br />
Adjusted income income<br />
non-peak<br />
Collector 8,460 3,299 4.40 5.67 2.81 46,505 22.10<br />
Bepari 11,075 5,180 3.00 3.00 3.00 48,765 23.17<br />
Aratdar 30,720 17,146 3.00 3.00 1.34 115,204 54.74<br />
Total 50,255 25,625 - - - 210,474 100.00<br />
Note: Non-peak months are standardized with corresponding number of days worked.<br />
Figure 5.70: Annual income level of SRF actors: Shrimp fry galda<br />
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