3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Stakeholders
Table 1 presents the summary of the results of interviews
conducted with each category of stakeholders (merchants, landlords and butchers). The butchers recognized by au- thorities of Kumasi Abattoir belong to about 6 different associations with different number of members ranging from 2 to 15 butchers.
The average age of the merchants interviewed was 39.2 years, ranging from 23 - 68 years. This confirmed that quite like the butchers and landlords, the work of the merchants is largely done by the active youth. The aver- age age of landlords was 45 years, while that of butchers was 43.
The butchers’ work was done by the youngest people among the three groups of stakholders. The educational backgrounds of the merchants, landlords and butchers indicated that 34%, 63% and 44% were literates respec- tively (see Table 1). This proves that majority of the merchants and butchers lack basic education, while, rela- tively, more landlords have basic education. Figure 2 presents the linkage of stakeholders involved in the ani-mal supply chain.