TY  - JOUR
T1  - Socio-Economic Implications of Imported Frozen Tilapia on the Local Fish Production and
Value Chain Linkages: Case of Kisumu County, Kenya
AU - O. Ogello, Erick AU - O. Outa, Nicholas AU - O. Ouma, Kizito AU - N. Kyule, Domitila 
JO  - Journal of Fisheries International
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SP  - 9
EP  - 14
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1817-3381
DO  - jfish.2021.9.14
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jfish.2021.9.14
KW  - Fish consumption per capita
KW  -imported fish
KW  -tilapia
KW  -Kisumu County
KW  -market
AB  - The amount of frozen tilapia import from
China has increased over the past five years to the current
20,000 tons per year. The imports have assisted in
bridging the fish production deficit in the country. This
study was conducted to determine the socio-economic
effects of imported tilapia on thelocal fish market and
value chain in Kisumu County. Primary data was
collected using questionnaires, direct interviews and
observations from 120 randomly selected fishermen and
fish farmers, 100 fish traders and 96 households. Results
revealed that 57% of the fish traders sold imported fish,
27% sold fish from capture fisheries while 16% sold fish
from aquaculture facilities. Imported tilapia was sold at
Ksh. 200 per kg while local tilapia fish were sold at Ksh.
320 per kilo for aquaculture and Ksh. 300 for captured
fish, respectively. Due to the cheap cost of imported fish,
up to 62% of the households consumed imported tilapia
regularly. About 46% of the respondents have gained
direct employment and improved socio-economic status
due to the imported fish, of which 90% of them are
women and young girls who are directly engaged in fish
value addition and marketing. However, 51% of the
respondents reported job losses and degraded
socio-economic status due to declining aquaculture and
fishing activities, attributed to imported fish. Fish market
in Kisumu County is dominated by imported tilapia which
is cheaper than locally produced fish. The fish importation
has negatively affected local aquaculture and artisanal
wild fish capture in the nearby beaches. National and
County governments should provide favorable policy
guidelines in the aquaculture sector to cushion local fish
farmers from the effects of imported fish.
ER  -