ABSTRACT

A review is first given of basic geographical features and of the country's fisheries sector, food marketing system, and patterns of food consumption and malnutrition. Drawing on data collected during the 1990 FISHIN Markets Survey, discussion then ranges over a number of topics pertaining to fish marketing and consumption, including constraints on demand and supply that are hindering the national fisheries from serving a fuller role in fostering nutritional and economic welfare. Several proposals for development action are offered as a conclusion to the study.

EDITORIAL NOTE

This study is a somewhat fuller version of FISHIN Occasional Paper No. 4, originally prepared at the request of Project GCP/INT/467/NOR, “Increasing the Role of Fish in the Alleviation of Malnutrition”, Fish Utilization and Marketing Service, Fishery Industry Division, Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

FISHIN Socio-Economic Working Papers document results of major studies undertaken by Socio-Economic Group members of the FISHIN Project, and may incorporate material presented in earlier SEC Field Reports and other papers. Observations and findings presented in the papers are those of the authors and should be treated as preliminary and subject to further verification. Correspondence, comments, and suggestions are welcome and may be forwarded to: John-Eric Reynolds, Socio-Economic Advisor, FISHIN Project, UGA/87/007, FAO/UN, P.O. Box 521, Kampala, Uganda (or from August 1991 c/o Fisheries Policy and Planning -- FIPP, Fisheries Department, FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100, Rome, Italy.