Action Aid Zambia in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock development has commenced developmental project activities which will enable fishers and fish traders to diversify to other social economic ventures during the fishing ban period.
Speaking during the consultative meetings with fishermen and fish traders in Kafue District fishing camps of Chanyanya and Namiloli, Action Aid Project officer , Mambo Tembo emphasised the need for the fishers not only to depend on fishing but to involve themselves in other income generating activities so as to avoid being in conflict with the law.
And Province Lusaka Fisheries Officer Muyangali Kagoli says the European Union Funded Action Aid Zambia sustainable Fisheries Management Project which will be based in Kafue and Luangwa districts will not only reduce the economic hardships faced by the fishermen and traders during the fish ban but will also upgrade the management of the fishery in the respective fishing communities.
