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How Kenya’s Kamser women power Lake Victoria’s fishing industry

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Published: 1 March 2026
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Of women turning around fishing fortunes on the shores of Lake Victoria. In Kamolo Beach, Kamser Nyagowa village, women take men head on as they shape trade in the delicacy. | Photo Credit I Aghan Daniel
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By Cece Ciago | siagocece@gmail.com

Fishing is a main economic activity on the shores of Lake Victoria across East Africa. While the act itself is largely associated with men, this video: https://youtu.be/1yaz2lAIkII highlights why women are the backbone of fisheries in Lake Victoria, taking most responsibility once fish lands on soil , through processing and marketing to the time it gets to your plate.

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TAGGED:blue economy Africaclimate and fisheries AfricaEast Africa fishing communitiesfish processing womenfisheries value chain Africafishing industry Kenya Uganda Tanzaniagender and fisheriesLake Victoria economyLake Victoria fisheriespost-harvest fish processingsmall-scale fisheries Africasustainable fisheries East Africawomen and food securitywomen and livelihoods Africawomen entrepreneurs Lake Victoriawomen fish traders Lake Victoriawomen in fishing industry Africawomen in informal economy

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