Pius Mmanda, Francis
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- University of Dar es Salaam
Research article2020Peer reviewedOpen access
Mulokozi, Deogratias Pius; Mmanda, Francis Pius; Onyango, Paul; Lundh, Torbjorn; Tamatamah, Rashid; Berg, Hakan
Rural fish farming is being promoted as a good source of protein and income diversification to fight poverty and inequality. However, its actual contribution to these rural households and local community at large is little known. Through interviews with 89 farmers' and 6 key informants, we examined the contribution of rural fish farming to local farmers' household income and investigate farmers' perceptions, opportunities, and constraints towards fish farming in six districts of Tanzania. Results indicated that fish farming contributed on average 13% to household incomes and that it explained 5% of the variation of the household income while 84% of the variation was due to non-fish sources. The majority (79%) of the farmers wanted to continue with fish farming, 9% planned to quit, and 12% had not decided whether to continue or not. Conclusively, much higher aquaculture contribution towards rural development could be obtained if appropriate measures are taken.
Fish income; household income contribution; income diversification; perception; rural fish farming; Tanzania
Aquaculture Economics and Management
2020, Volume: 24, number: 4, pages: 387-405
SDG1 No poverty
SDG2 Zero hunger
SDG10 Reduced inequalities
Fish and Aquacultural Science
Agricultural Science, Forestry and Fisheries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2020.1725687
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/104329