TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Fish Sales in Aboabo Market, Tamale Metropolis
AU - Ukasha, Bashiru AU - Tia Iddrisu, Fuseini AU - Nsoh Akongyuure, Daniel AU - Haruna Alhassan, Elliot AU - Delwin Abarike, Emmanuel AU - Mensah Abobi, Seth AU - Atindana, Sandra 
JO  - Journal of Food Technology
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SP  - 7
EP  - 12
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1684-8462
DO  - jftech.2022.7.12
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2022.7.12
KW  - Covid-19 pandemic
KW  -earnings
KW  -fish sales
KW  -fish seller
KW  -income
AB  - This study was to explore the impact of Covid-
19 pandemic on fish sales in the Aboabo Market in the
Tamale Metropolis. The data were collected from 57 fish
sellers who play their trade in the Aboabo market using
multi-stage sampling. Paired T-test was use to analyse the
earnings of fish sellers before and during the Covid-19
pandemic. The results showed that 38.6, 35.1, 3.5 and
22.8% of respondent sold smoked-fish, fresh-fish, salted
fish and frozen fish, respectively. The quantity of fish sold
by majority (61.4%) of the fish sellers decreases during
the pandemic compared to before the pandemic. A
majority (57.9%) of fish sellers had their earnings reduced
during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to before the
pandemic (47.4%). The Covid-19 pandemic has affected
the quantity of fish sold and have reduced the income of
fish sellers in the Tamale Metropolis. This could
compound issues of food security and livelihood of the
fish sellers. The study recommends Philanthropies and
donor agencies to design a financial support for the fish
sellers to cushion them to resist against future pandemic
and facilitate smooth distribution of fish across markets.
ER  -