Provisioning and the marketing of eggs with Abéché in the East of Chad
1 Life and Earth Sciences Department, Faculty of Exact and Applied Science, University of Moundou, PO Box 206, Moundou, Chad.
2 Department of Breeding Sciences and Techniques, Higher National Institute of Sciences and Techniques of Abeche, PO Box 130, Abeche, Chad.
3 Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Higher National Institute of Sciences and Techniques of Abeche, PO Box 130, Abeche, Chad.
4 Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and By-Products, National Advanced School of Engineering of Maroua, University of Maroua, PO Box 46, Maroua, Cameroon.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2024, 12(01), 085–091.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2024.12.1.0115
Publication history:
Received on 31 July 2024; revised on 16 September 2024; accepted on 19 September 2024
Abstract:
The objective of this study is to know the provisioning and the marketing of eggs for consumption in the town of Abéché. The study was undertaken by socio-economic investigation in two markets of the city for one month (month of May 2019) near ninety-five (95) commercial of eggs. The collected data related to the matrimonial situation, and level of study of the tradesmen, the kinds and the religion, and the various categories (wholesalers, wholesaler-retailers, retailers, and peddlers), the provisioning and marketing of eggs. The results show that mainly the men practice the marketing of eggs. The majority of the surveyed tradesmen were married, and a small percentage of those constituted the whole of the single people. Half of eggs marketed in the town of Abéché come from Sudan, follow-up of Cameroun and a small proportion produced locally in Chad. The average of the sale of eggs is higher in the wholesalers 1300 ± 170.83, followed wholesalers retailers 284 ± 60.28 and one weak average observes in the peddler and detailing respectively 98 ± 60.28 and 97 ± 89.79. The production of eggs for consumption is very weak in Chad and in particular in the town of Abéché, this weak production results in the importation of eggs of the adjoining country. The control of this distribution chain proves to be necessary for the establishment of the hen houses in the town of Abéché.
Keywords:
Eggs; Provisioning; Marketing; Abéché; Chad
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