Stakeholders Linkage Analysis in Fishery Activities at Fish Potential Site of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

Stakeholder Linkage Analysis in fisheries activities was intended to be carried out in the districts of Adami Tulu Jido Konbolcha, and Bora in the East Showa Zone, as well as in the fisheries production potential of Sokoru and Omonada districts in the Jimma Zone. A systematic questionnaire and checklist were used to gather the data, which were then analyzed using narrative analysis for the qualitative data and descriptive statistics for the quantitative data using STATA software. According to the data analysis, the primary production sources were Lake Ziway/Dembel, Koka Reservoir, Gigal Gibe-1 Reservoir, and Ponds. The dominant and targeted fish species were Oreochromis niloticus, Clarias gariepinus, and Cyprinus carpio. At the local level, the primary stakeholders were identified as fishermen, Woreda Agriculture and Development Offices, Office of Job Creation and Skills, traders, hotels, and restaurants. At the regional level, the Oromia Bureau of Agriculture and the Batu Fish and Other Aquatic Life Research Center were considered stakeholders. In contrast, at the national level, the primary stakeholders involved in fishery activities were the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Water and Energy, the National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center, and Universities. While some stakeholders supported capacity building with poor connections between them, the bulk of stakeholders supported the technical aspects of fisheries activity. Sustainable water and climatic conditions, along with the presence of a research center, are considered opportunities. However, the Expansion of traditional fishing, Poor resource monitoring, overutilization, and the Lack of a sustainable platform to improve stakeholder linkage were identified as threats to stakeholder linkage in fishery activities.