Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security


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Poverty and food insecurity persist in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted a secondary analysis of nationally representative data from three sub-Saharan Africa countries (Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda) to investigate how both proximity to and engagement with small-scale fisheries are associated with household poverty and food insecurity. Results from the analysis suggest that households engaged in small-scale fisheries were 9 percentage points less likely to be poor than households engaged only in agriculture. Households living in proximity to small-scale fisheries (average distance 2.7 km) were 12.6 percentage points more likely to achieve adequate food security and were 15 percentage points less likely to be income poor, compared to the most distant households. Households distant from fishing grounds (>5 km) were 1.5 times more likely to consume dried fish compared to households living close. Conserving the flow of benefits from small-scale fisheries is important for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in the region.

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Fiona Simmance, Gianluigi Nico, Simon Smith, Xavier Basurto, Nicole Franz, Shwu Jiau Teoh, Kendra Byrd, Jeppe Kolding, Molly Ahern, Philippa Cohen, Bonface Nankwenya, Edith Gondwe, John W. Virdin, Sloans Chimatiro, Joseph Nagoli, E. Kaunda, Shakuntala Thilsted, David Mills. (3/8/2022). Proximity to small-scale inland and coastal fisheries is associated with improved income and food security. Communications Earth & Environment.

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2022

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NATURE RESEARCH

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Contributes to SDGs

SDG 1 - No povertySDG 2 - Zero hungerSDG 10 - Reduced inequalities