Table 2 Customers characteristic by market

Daegu agricultural and fishery products wholesale market South Korea Sentrong Pamilihan ng Produktong Agrikultura sa Quezon Foundation Inc. (SPPAQFI) Philippines
Person responsible for making decisions about purchasing products Frequency Percent (%) Frequency Percent (%)
 Yes 30 100 30 100
 No 0 0 0 0
Gender
 Male 23 77 5 17
 Female 7 23 25 83
Age
 25–44 14 47 13 43
 45–64 16 53 17 57
Highest educational background
 Bachelor’s degree 17 57 14 47
 High school graduate 13 43 11 37
 Elementary graduate 0 0 5 17
Heard about the market
 Word of mouth (friends, relatives, vendors etc.) 30 100 24 80
 Social media 0 0 6 20
Types of customers
 Institutional buyers (hotel, caterer restaurant etc.) 3 10 2 7
 Retailers 6 20 8 27
 Wiolesale produce distributor 21 70 20 67