Structure and Operation of a Bushmeat Commodity Chain in Southwestern Ghana

摘要: : The bushmeat trade is perceived as a major threat to wild animal populations in the tropics. Little known of how organized, however, or actors involved it, impeding development effective conservation policy. We investigated structure and operation commodity chain West Africa that supplies typical urban market, city Takoradi southwestern Ghana. Data were collected from January through February 2000, describing 2430 transactions encompassing 17 different taxa 70 actors, combination direct observation semistructured interviews. Five types actor traded along chain: commercial hunters, farmer wholesalers, market traders, chopbar (cafe) owners. Bushmeat was freely among all these although primary route for terrestrial mammals hunters via wholesalers chopbars. In contrast, invertebrates only by Wholesalers captured largest per capita share (4% sales handled each wholesaler), whereas most important vendors chopbars, which group made 85% public. Variation price largely explained transport costs taste preferences. Transport significant greatest on long journeys involving large loads. Nevertheless, obtained income kilogram sold groups. Our results suggest there no single best entry point intervention. On contrary, successful monitoring management likely require multiactor approach encompasses groups. Resumen: El comercio de carne silvestre es una amenaza mayor para poblaciones animales en los tropicos. Sin embargo, se conoce poco como esta organizado o actores involucrados, lo que impide el desarrollo politica conservacion efectiva. Investigamos la estructura y operacion cadena produccion Occidental abastece un mercado urbano tipico: ciudad suroeste Se recolectaron datos, enero febrero describiendo transacciones comprendiendo diferentes diferentes, por medio combinacion observacion directa entrevistas semiestructuradas. En comercializacion participaron cinco tipos actor: cazadores comerciales, campesinos, mayoristas, comerciantes propietarios cafes. La comercializo libremente entre todos estos actores, aunque ruta primaria mamiferos terrestres fue comerciales cafes, mayoristas. contraste, invertebrados fueron comercializados solo Los mayoristas capturaron ganancia del todas las ventas manejadas cada mayorista), mientras cafes vendedores mas importantes, grupo realizaron al publico. variacion precio explico principalmente costos transporte preferencia sabor. significativos mayores viajes largos con cargas grandes. obtuvieron ingreso kilogramo carne. Nuestros resultados sugieren que, largo toda produccion, hay punto entrada intervencion conservacion. Por contrario, monitoreo manejo exitoso requiere aproximacion comprenda mayoria grupos actores.