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increase fish import, price controls,
power, improve
roads and haulage Health services education,
screening, cure, etc. -
2.3 -
3.3 2
Alternative stove heat source gas, electric,
6.5 -
- 0.5
1.4 Establish woodlot
- 1.9
- -
0.8 Form
fish smokers
association -
- -
0.9 0.3
Training in improved fish smoking
- 0.4
- -
0.2
4.6 Profit along the fuelwood value chain
The price and profit as a bundle of firewood is moved in the distribution chain across regions surveyed is presented in Figure 83 and that for Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western
Regions are presented in Figure 84-87. The value addition is the transformation process from the standing tree to the splits or pieces of wood used by the consumer for fish smoking. Costs
incurred by producers include permit or access fee for the resource, labour charges for harvesting and processing of firewood, loading and off-loading and District Assembly or
village levy or way bill for haulage to delivery points in fishing communities. Other costs incurred by other intermediaries include transportation, labour charges, packing material cost,
illegal payment, transport permit and commission charges. The mean farm gate price per
bundle of variable weight and quantity of pieces is GH₵2.50 range: GH₵2 in Central – GH₵ 3.5 in Western while the retail price is GH₵ 8 on average range: GH₵5 in Central-GH₵12
in Volta. Both the transporter and trader add almost the same worth of value before consumption by the fish smoker. On the whole the trader earns the highest 49.2 of the
price spread and 50 of the profit share for selling the bundle.
All regions
Selling price GHC Percentage share of
selling price Value addition GHC
Net profit GHC Percentage share
of profit
20 30 50
2.5 4.8 8
1.50 0.80 0.70 15.40 35.40 49.20
1 1.5 2.5
Producers Transporters
Traders Consumers
Figure 84 Costs, gains and worth of value added per bundle of fuelwood along the chain - All regions
Overall, producers earned the least price 15.4 and profit 20 share across regions except in the Western Region where they gained the highest profit share of 48.2 Figure
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83. Higher vehicle running costs resulted in transporters in the Volta, Central and Western Regions earning the least profit shares of 27.5, 20.7 and 14.8 in the respective chains.
This compels transporters to over load vehicles to maximize their profits often leading to breakdowns and motor accidents en-route to market.
Plate 11 Vehicles loaded with fuelwood for delivery in fishing communities in the Central Region
VOLTA
Selling price GHC Percentage share of
selling price Value addition GHC
Net profit GHC Percentage share
of profit
33.1 27.5 39.4
