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Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Bangladesh February – November 2020

author(s) Middleton, L - Ilyas, M - AKM ABDUL, W - Shieh, J - Rosen, L - Ghazali, S.B - Dhar, G - Belton, B - Haas, B
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Middleton, L. Ilyas, M. Abdul, W. K. et al. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Bangladesh February – November 2020. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems. Program Report
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Bangladesh February – November 2020

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Abstract

We conducted a monthly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Bangladesh to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their activity between the months of February and November 2020. The sample totaled 105 respondents, comprised of the following: feed mills (3), feed sellers (14), fish hatcheries (10), fish farmers (25), fishers (24), traders (10), processors (8) and retailers (11). The areas covered included Khulna (22%), Chittagong (23%), Barisal (18%), Rajshahi (13%), Dhaka (7%), Mymensingh (6%), Sylhet (6%), Rangpur (3%), Pabna (2%), Noakhali (1%). A complete summary of survey results can be accessed here

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