Luapula moves to revive fish farming

“The project plans to pilot the inclusion of fish in school meals in five schools, creating a market for small-scale farmers while improving learners’ nutrition,” Kangwa said.

She said the project was also promoting locally formulated fish feed using materials such as soya beans and sunflower.

The approach would create additional markets for local farmers while reducing reliance on expensive feed transported from other parts of the country, she said.

Meanwhile, Provincial Principal Fisheries Officer, Amon Foloweza, said strengthening local fingerling production was important to reducing costs and expanding aquaculture across the province.

Foloweza said the availability of affordable fingerlings locally would enable more farmers to venture into fish farming.

“The initiatives are expected to strengthen the fish value chain while supporting the Grow Zambia Agenda through agricultural diversification, local production and sustainable livelihoods,” he said.

According to the provincial administration, the GIZ-supported Sustainable Aquatic Food Project is working with the administration to enhance aquaculture development.

WARNING! All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express permission from ZAMBIA MONITOR.