Overview
Culture plays an important role in the fishing economy of the Luo community of the Lake Victoria region and eventually stagnates the economic advancement of the lake. Victoria of the Luo community
This is because there is a clear – cut division of labor within this economy which is differentiated by gender and which is culturally defined.
Culturally men players perform the role of fish production (fishing) and supply. Women are prohibited to engage in fishing or even to be at the Lake at certain times and during certain conditions.
This means that the most active role of women readily permitted by culture in the fishing economy is small – scale fish trading. The male fish producers control the supply available to the women fish traders.
In recent times, the fish population in L.Victoria has drastically reduced due to the entry of large MNC companies, Large engine – powered fishing Boats and large-scale fish traders into the fishing industry. The result is that the fish commodity that eventually lands on the lake shores, to supply the small – scale women traders
has increasingly reduced, thereby reducing trading activities of the small – scale fish trader’s and their contribution in the fish economy and economic growth of the Luo region of Lake Victoria .
Sometimes the scarcity of fish supply and the resultant shortage of fish has compelled the small – scale fish traders to develop special relationships with the fishermen for sustainable fish supply and trade. The fishermen supply fish to their ‘’special customers’’ and vise – versa. The implication is that the women traders who don’t have a special customer relations with the fishermen can go for days, even weeks without fish commodity to sell, resulting sometimes in being edged out of the business all – together and risking
Sponser
Esther Omondi
Principal Investigator
Abstract
Abstract
Culture plays an important role in the fishing economy of the Luo community of the Lake Victoria region and eventually stagnates the economic advancement of the lake. Victoria of the Luo community
This is because there is a clear – cut division of labor within this economy which is differentiated by gender and which is culturally defined.
Culturally men players perform the role of fish production (fishing) and supply. Women are prohibited to engage in fishing or even to be at the Lake at certain times and during certain conditions.
This means that the most active role of women readily permitted by culture in the fishing economy is small – scale fish trading. The male fish producers control the supply available to the women fish traders.
In recent times, the fish population in L.Victoria has drastically reduced due to the entry of large MNC companies, Large engine – powered fishing Boats and large-scale fish traders into the fishing industry. The result is that the fish commodity that eventually lands on the lake shores, to supply the small – scale women traders
has increasingly reduced, thereby reducing trading activities of the small – scale fish trader’s and their contribution in the fish economy and economic growth of the Luo region of Lake Victoria .
Sometimes the scarcity of fish supply and the resultant shortage of fish has compelled the small – scale fish traders to develop special relationships with the fishermen for sustainable fish supply and trade. The fishermen supply fish to their ‘’special customers’’ and vise – versa. The implication is that the women traders who don’t have a special customer relations with the fishermen can go for days, even weeks without fish commodity to sell, resulting sometimes in being edged out of the business all – together and risking