Precarious perch: The Introduction of the Nile Perch into Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, has an intertwining history with the spread of HIV in the region

Collery, Simon (2015) Precarious perch: The Introduction of the Nile Perch into Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, has an intertwining history with the spread of HIV in the region. Samudra Report (70). pp. 12-16. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, and is bordered by three countries, namely, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Almost 49 per cent of the lake belongs to Tanzania, 45 per cent to Uganda and only 6 per cent to Kenya. According to the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization website, fish catches from Lake Victoria provide over 800,000 tonnes fish annually, worth about US$590 mn.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0931
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Lake Victoria, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Population, Infrastructure, Fish Catch, Livelihoods
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2021 07:12
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2022 18:55
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1474

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