Market integration and its relation to income distribution and inequality among fishers and traders: The case of two small-scale Kenyan reef fisheries |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, 391 82 Kalmar, Sweden;2. The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory 0909, Australia;3. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Arafura Timor Research Facility, Darwin, Northern Territory 0810, Australia;4. Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;5. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden;1. School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, 391 82 Kalmar, Sweden;2. School of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Pwani University, P.O. Box 195, Kilifi, Kenya;3. Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Fahrenheitstr. 6, d-28359 Bremen, Germany;4. Kenya Marine and Research Institute, P.O. Box 81651 – 80100, Mombasa, Kenya;5. CDC-Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya;1. Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Fahrenheit Str. 6, 28359 Bremen, Germany;2. Faculty of Social Sciences (FB8), University of Bremen, PO Box 330 440, 28334 Bremen, Germany;1. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), United Kingdom;2. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Bangladesh;1. Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada;2. The Peopled Seas Initiative, Vancouver, Canada;3. School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada;4. Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada;5. TBuck Suzuki Foundation, Victoria, Canada;6. Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Port Alberni, Canada;7. Hesquiaht First Nation, Ahousat, Canada;8. Ecotrust Canada, Vancouver, Canada;1. Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Marine Programs, Bronx, NY, 10460, USA;2. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia;3. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia;4. Conservation International, Ankorondrano, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar |
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| Abstract: | This study, carried out in five fishing communities along the Kenyan coast, examined fisheries-derived income of fishers and traders in two different invertebrate fisheries (octopus and sea cucumber) and tested if differences in global market integration of these two products could explain differences in income inequalities among actors involved in the two fisheries. The structure of the value chains was mapped, differences in income between fishers and traders tested, and income inequalities among actors in each fishery examined. Although the octopus fishery included a greater diversity of actors and thereby provides income to a larger group of people, income inequality in this fishery was higher among fishers and traders than in the sea cucumber fishery. Thus, the often cited relationship between increasing market integration and income inequality may require a re-evaluation and a more nuanced treatment. |
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| Keywords: | Market integration Income inequality Value chain Octopus Sea cucumber Artisanal fishery |
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