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Integration of a local fish market in Namibia with the global seafood trade: Implications for fish traders and sustainability

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Bronnmann, J; Smith, MD; Abbott, J; Hay, CJ; Næsje, TF
Published in: World Development
November 1, 2020

Within the last decades, globalization has changed the international seafood trade, allowing low-income countries to access markets in high-income countries and vice versa. Nevertheless, the effects of globalization are controversial and in particular the impacts on small-scale fishers and local fish traders are unclear. This paper examines the economic effects of globalization on a local fish market in Katima Mulilo, Namibia along the Zambezi River and near the border with Zambia. Using market data from January 2008 to December 2016, we test two hypotheses. First, we test if the local market is integrated with global markets. Second, we test whether local prices are increasing and associated with positive terms of trade. Using time series methods and hedonic models, results show that the Katima market is linked to the world market, and local fish traders receive higher prices over time as predicted by an increasingly globalized seafood trade.

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World Development

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1873-5991

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0305-750X

Publication Date

November 1, 2020

Volume

135

Related Subject Headings

  • Development Studies
  • 44 Human society
  • 38 Economics
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
  • 14 Economics
 

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Bronnmann, J., Smith, M. D., Abbott, J., Hay, C. J., & Næsje, T. F. (2020). Integration of a local fish market in Namibia with the global seafood trade: Implications for fish traders and sustainability. World Development, 135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105048
Bronnmann, J., M. D. Smith, J. Abbott, C. J. Hay, and T. F. Næsje. “Integration of a local fish market in Namibia with the global seafood trade: Implications for fish traders and sustainability.” World Development 135 (November 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105048.
Bronnmann J, Smith MD, Abbott J, Hay CJ, Næsje TF. Integration of a local fish market in Namibia with the global seafood trade: Implications for fish traders and sustainability. World Development. 2020 Nov 1;135.
Bronnmann, J., et al. “Integration of a local fish market in Namibia with the global seafood trade: Implications for fish traders and sustainability.” World Development, vol. 135, Nov. 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105048.
Bronnmann J, Smith MD, Abbott J, Hay CJ, Næsje TF. Integration of a local fish market in Namibia with the global seafood trade: Implications for fish traders and sustainability. World Development. 2020 Nov 1;135.
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Published In

World Development

DOI

EISSN

1873-5991

ISSN

0305-750X

Publication Date

November 1, 2020

Volume

135

Related Subject Headings

  • Development Studies
  • 44 Human society
  • 38 Economics
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
  • 14 Economics