Maximizing nutrition in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Kenya

FAO and World Vision

Maximizing nutrition in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Kenya

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Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO and World Vision

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The existing and potential contribution of capture fisheries and aquaculture to a country’s food security and nutrition can be significant. Fish represents a primary source of protein and essential nutrients, and there is growing recognition of its nutritional and health-promoting qualities. Despite the importance of fish as a resource, to date, there has been limited attention given to the sector’s role in contributing to food security and nutrition strategies at the national level. However, uncertainty over what practical approach to adopt remains a challenge for policymakers and practitioners at all levels due to a lack of proven methodological tools. To help address this challenge the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with support from World Vision, has developed an innovative stepwise approach that combines theory and practice by establishing a theory of change and associated impact pathways. This work was carried out as part of a consultative process involving expert stakeholders from Kenya. The results obtained demonstrate the utility of this methodological process in helping political decision-makers and field officers formulate and evaluate nutrition-sensitive policies, programmes and interventions.

Language English

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Key messages • Kenya’s food security and nutrition status has much room to improve. • Fish is a vital source of essential macro- and micronutrients that can play an important role in reducing the high prevalence of undernutrition in Kenya. • While Africa’s average fish share in animal protein intake is above the world average, the fish share for Kenya is only half of the world average. • Farmed fish production in Kenya would need to reach 150 000 tonnes in 2030 in order to generate enough fish to maintain its already low per capita fish consumption for the growing population, or reach 550 000 tonnes in order to increase its per capita fish consumption to the African average. • Thanks to various public interventions, Kenya has had an impressive 20 percent annual growth in aquaculture production since the new millennium. Yet deliberate efforts must be made to create an enabling environment for both public and private investments in the industry in order to unleash Kenya’s full potential in aquaculture for improving the country’s food and nutrition status.