Nile perch and the hungry of Lake Victoria: Gender, status and food in an East African fishery

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dc.creatorGeheb, Kim
dc.creatorKalloch, S.
dc.creatorMedard, M.
dc.creatorNyapendi, A.T.
dc.creatorLwenya, C.
dc.creatorKyangwa, M.
dc.date2008
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:14Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:53Z
dc.descriptionLake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery, and its most valuable product is the Nile perch, much of which is exported. This has given rise to arguments claiming a direct linear relationship between perch exports and disturbingly high rates of malnutrition along the lake's shores. In this paper, we argue that this argument is seriously flawed for it is unable to explain how it is that the income from the Nile perch fishery fails to translate into a well-fed riparian population. We draw on field work carried out in 2001 that (a) set out to establish exactly how much malnutrition there was on the lake's shores; and (b) sought to identify hat happened to the income the fishery generates. We argue that because men control much of the fishery, and women are held responsible for the upkeep of their families, little of this income makes its way back into the households of the region, giving rise to the levels of malnutrition we observed.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40712
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155091
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceGeheb, Kim; Kalloch, S.; Medard, M.; Nyapendi, A. T.; Lwenya, C.; Kyangwa, M. 2008. Nile perch and the hungry of Lake Victoria: Gender, status and food in an East African fishery. Food Policy, 33(1):85-98.
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectlakes
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectfishery management
dc.subjectsocial aspects
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectfishermen
dc.subjectlabour
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectexport
dc.subjectconstraints
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.titleNile perch and the hungry of Lake Victoria: Gender, status and food in an East African fishery
dc.typeJournal Article

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