FISHING FARMERS OR FARMING FISHERMEN - THE QUEST FOR HOUSEHOLD INCOMEAND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY ON THE KENYAN SHORES OF LAKE VICTORIA

The paper considers the relationships between fishing and farming in p roviding household income and nutritional security among Luo communiti es on the shores of the Kenyan sector of Lake Victoria. In recent year s the resources of Lake Victoria have come under severe pressure due t o a variety of economic and ecological factors associated with over-fi shing and a significant decline in fish species. Farming has increased in importance as households attempt to meet subsistence needs, but pl ot fragmentation, drought and low investment have led;to poor crop yie lds. Future development strategies need to enhance the sustainability of the resources of both lake and land, and possibly build upon tradit ional management methods and institutions.