Malawi: Fish production reaps more in 2007

  1. Posted on Friday 13 June 2008 - 08:31
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    Sam Banda Junior, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi, photo: Lars
    Malawi is currently registering a higher output in fish production after years of decline. According to estimates made by the country's government, about 60,000 tonnes were produced last year compared to 45,000 two years ago thanks to better fishing methods.
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    1.6 million People in the Southern African country depend on the fishing industry which provides over 70 percent of national dietary animal protein and 40 percent of the country’s total protein supply.

    The country’s local daily of the Daily Times reported Thursday that fish production has been registering low output since 1990’s and that good fishing methods are now being practiced.

    Malawi’s deputy director of Fisheries Orton Chinjika said on Tuesday during the official opening of Chia Fisheries Association fish market in the country’s central region, that the past fishermen used mosquito nets to catch fish.

    He observed that the fishing method, would even take out fingerlings-smallest fish and hence reducing the number of fish in Lake Malawi.

    Some of the country’s districts which borders the lake and depends on fish for relish include Mangochi in the Southern region, Salima in the Central region and Nkhata Bay in the northern region.

    Malawi has also in the past lost its popular local fish Chambo due to bad fishing methods.

    In another development Malawi’s neighbour Tanzania says it sees economic growth rising to 7.8 percent this year from 7.1 percent last year and that it will get inflation below 7.0 percent mid next year.

    The country’s Finance minister Mustafa Mkulo told Reuters on Thursday during an economic survey presented to parliament ahead of his 2008/09 (July-June) fiscal budget speech and predicted the rate of growth would rise steadily in each year up to 2011.

    He said that the economy will grow by 7.8 percent in 2008, 8.1 percent in 2009, 8.8 percent in 2010 and 9.2 percent in 2011.

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