Railing Suture for Science-Based and Administrative Empowerment of Market Access to Fish for Economic Development in South Sudan
Description
This thesis uncovered four sutured pillars needed to strengthen a complementary espousal bond between scientific consultation and public awareness that are empowered administratively and legally. In the first sutured pillar, as it evaluated perspectives on fish consumption preference, frequency and information accessibility among 191 households in Juba Town, Kator & Munuki Payams of Juba County, interviewed using non-probability sampling method (as well as reliance on secondary data collection from peer-reviewed journals, government and organization repositories for reviewing and developing of the second, third and fourth sutured pillars) and analyzed thematically and descriptively using SPSS software 20.0, the findings revealed that majority (>50%) of the households consumed wild and farmed fish regularly but in small amounts. The most preferred fish species & products, purchasing points, motivation & constraints, information accessibility influencing fish consumption and recommendations have been revealed. The second, third and fourth sutured pillars relied on secondary data from peer-reviewed publishers, government and organization repositories. Investigation and awareness on the nutritional content and contamination of fish and fish products, which underlined the essence of the second sutured pillar, are important attributes in strengthening the profile of the fisheries and aquaculture sector for economic development in South Sudan. Proper instrumentation of the first and second sutured pillars for efficient fish supply/value chain development requires multi-stakeholder participation under appropriate administrative and legal arrangements and tools in light of adequate funding and sector-linked national conference. The last two sutured pillars, which emphasized multi-stakeholder mapping, validation and enforcement of a strategic framework and Bill, are considered foundational in the effort to appropriately regulate or manage and (as such) upgrade the fish supply/value chain for economic development in South Sudan. So the four sutured pillars are considered complementary in order to receive adequate attention in programs or projects interventions because awareness and consultations on their respective status and simultaneous interactions may either accelerate or jeopardize successful fish market access for economic growth and development in such a protracted-crisis country. This way, the complementary espousal bond between scientific consultation and public awareness under administrative and legal empowering arrangements and tools to achieve the economic aspirations of South Sudan Vision 2040 via the fisheries and aquaculture sector is within reach. So all the four sutured pillars, namely (i) fish and fish consumption, (ii) quality assessment, (iii) administrative and legal instruments, and (iv) multi-stakeholder participation, should be incorporated in projects or programs aimed at enhancing economic growth and consumer health security.