Enhancing Fish Consumption Through Retail Market Policy Interventions in Kenya
Date
2026
Authors
Kevin Okoth Ouko
Clarietta Chagwiza
Modock Oketch
Maureen Jepkorir Cheserek
Florence Achieng Opondo
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Publisher
AERC
Abstract
• Promoting fish consumption provides an affordable, nutrient-dense approach to addressing
nutrition challenges in Siaya County, Kenya. Policy support for locally available fish can enhance
dietary quality, particularly for children, pregnant and lactating women, and low-income
households.
• Household fish consumption is shaped by market systems including infrastructure, food safety,
and pricing, with rural and peri-urban households facing the greatest access barriers, underscoring
the need for targeted market investments.