Description and analysis of the value chain of the Lake Victoria Nile perch fishery May-July 2008. Consultancy report no. 42
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Author
Pollard, I.Date
2008-07
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The study 'Value chain analysis of the Lake Victoria Nile perch fishery' was undertaken as part of the EC-funded 'Implementation of Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) project', as requested by the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO) Council of Ministers in 2007. The purpose of the study is to determine the value and share of benefits from this value along the whole commodity chain of Nile perch, from capture to consumption in the export markets of Europe. The project has been conducted over May to July 2008 and comprises two parts; a) an investigation of European Nile Perch marketing; and b) a survey of exporters in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The full TORs are attached in Annex 1. Itinerary in Annex 2 needed revision upon arrival in each EAC country to confirm visits and more accurate plan the logistics. Annex 3 plus appendices provide the value chain analysis proper. This study is not being conducted in isolation and shares data as well as findings with ISTTA studies currently being undertaken, in particular the IFMP Agents Study (Lwenya et aI., Luomba, Odongkara et al.), the RSTTA Study on sustainable financing of BMUs (Kazoora et al), the LVFO Business Plan (Macfadyen) and the Functional Analysis study (Peacock). This study was deemed necessary because despite the impressive benefits from the Nile perch fishery, there is an image of this fishery which is very negative and potentially harmful to future investment and support. As well as the ecological damage, there have been repeated complaints, especially in the media, that the wealth from this fishery is unfairly distributed and that poor fishermen are exploited by rich, foreign factory owners. These complaints reveal a lack of understanding of the distribution of benefits derived from the fishery. Although draft reports were received from Luomba, Lwenya, Odongkara and Macfadyen, the Functional Analysis and cost-benefit analysis were not available and have not been included in this study.Pages
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