The role of Customs in fish exportation in Kenya
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Date
2018
Authors
Cheruiyot, Elijah, Mutai
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KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project
Abstract
Improved export performance is one of the vital components which drive nation's financial development. Meaning, exports can enhance a company's creation productivity to conquer higher exchange hindrances and address distinctive market tastes in competitive universal markets. Kenya is one of the developing countries and there is need to increase exports in order to realize economic growth. It is essential to put more attention to other potential products which would bring many benefits to the nation when they access the international market and not only depend on a little processing of coffee and tea. Fish and fish products can hence be explored given the fact that the resource is readily available. Descriptive research design was adopted and it targeted population which composed of Kenya Revenue Administration staff, Kenya Fisheries Service officers and fish exporting personnel. Questionnaires were administered and analyzed. This study looked into role of customs in fish exportation as a factor that affect the fish exportation in Kenya in three perspectives; customs processes, Government assistance and operation strategies. These variables showed significant effect on fish export in Kenya as indicated by the strong coefficient of correlation and a p-value which is less than 0.05. The overall effect of the analyzed factors was very high as indicated by the coefficient of determination. The overall p-value of 0.00 which is less than 0.05 (5%) is an indication of relevance of the studied variables, significant at the calculated 95% level of significance. On the recommendation, the government of Kenya needs to prioritize fish trade and invest on structures which enables its growth in order to boost Blue Economy since it has a potential. Studies on factors outside the institutional model is also key in order to give full picture of what may influence fish exportation.
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PROJ 352.4 CHE
Keywords
Fish export, Customs Processes, Customs operations strategies, Government assistance