Value Chain Analysis of Highland Bamboo (Yushania alpina) in Banja District, Awi Zone, Ethiopia

Table 2

Estimating marketing margin for bamboo culm at traditional bamboo processing level.

Actors	Purchasing price per culm	Selling price per culm	Marketing margin (ETB)	Gross marketing margin (%)
Producers	—	20.34	—	18.56
Local traders	22.4	27	4.6	11.44
Wholesalers	23.33	29	5.67	14.11
Retailers	24.6	30.8	6.2	15.42
Processors	23.93	40.2	16.27	40.47

Source: field survey result, 2020. Note. TGMM = 40.2−20.34/40.2 ∗ 100 = 49.4%.