Pushing for three levels: The Third instalment in the series on the pioneer of Japan’s fishery co-operative movement recalls the efforts that went into marketing

Ando, Takatoshi (1999) Pushing for three levels: The Third instalment in the series on the pioneer of Japan’s fishery co-operative movement recalls the efforts that went into marketing. Samudra Report (23). pp. 45-48. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

In those days, fishermen borrowed fishing gear, but also food, clothing, and even money for weddings and funerals. All this was borrowed from merchants prior to the fishing season, and the fishermen would repay these loans with their products. This was not intrinsically a bad system, but the fishermen would leave to the merchants the responsibilities for scaling the catch, for setting all the prices, and for determining how much they would buy. On top of that, the merchants charged extremely high interest rates, as much as 2.5 per cent a month.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0282
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Japan, Fishworker Cooperatives, Fishworker Movements, Fish Marketing, Fish Products
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2021 18:45
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 14:37
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/672

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