(a) Lack of a large market due to its remoteness and the sparse population comprising of nomadic pastoralists
(b) Overexploitation of the Lake has led to a decline in the fish population
(c) Reduction in the water volume due to the high evaporation and the damming of rivers Turkwell and Omo has contributed to the diminishing fish population in the lake.
Faimus answered the question on March 30, 2018 at 08:15
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