Aquaculture: Management, Challenges and Developments

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activities of the day, a woman spends 19% of her time sleeping while a man
spends 32% of his time sleeping (Figure 3 and 4). Notably, house chores are
predominantly the responsibility of the female in Nyanza region.

Table 1. Socio-economic profile of aquaculture value chain, AVC (% of

respondents) in Nyanza region, Kenya

Variable Response Frequency (n = 524) Percent

Male Female Male Female

Age(Years) 18 to 24 1 2 33 67

25 to 29 3 8 27 73

30 to 39 28 82 25 75

40 to 49 30 38 44 56

50 to 59 22 8 73 27

>60 1 1 50 50

Education level No schooling 5 22 19 81

Incomplete primary 24 26 48 52

Complete primary 41 46 47 53

Incomplete secondary 17 5 77 23

Complete secondary 11 3 79 21

Post-Secondary 22 2 92 8

Household heads 199 25 89 11

Figure 3. Time allocation for a woman in aquaculture in Nyanza region, Kenya.

Management/Ownership of Resources

Majority of men owned farm land both at Hatchery (90%), grow-out
(97%), and marketing (98%) level (Figure 5) while women and children
manage the ponds. Majority of the women (92%) had access to but not

24%

21%

19%

8%

27%

1%

House chores Marketting fish Sleeping

Pond management Hatchery management Other activities