The Angolan government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced that they have signed a deal for an artisanal fisheries support project in a bid to improve the incomes of small-scale fish processors and traders
Aquaculture
Namibian fish exports increase by US$67.4mn
Namibia’s fish consumption doubled in 2012 from levels of fish consumption reported the previous year, according to the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT)
Bakoteh Fish Market generates GMD1.8mn since launch
The Bakoteh Fish Market and Ice Plant in The Gambia has generated GMD1.8mn (US$50,950) from its vendors since the beginning of its operations in March this year, according to its manager
Banjul Fisheries Jetty commissioned in Gambia
Gambia’s new Banjul Fisheries Jetty has been commissioned by the country’s vice president and minister of women’s affairs, Isatou Njie-Saidy
Tanzania launches campaign to reduce post-harvest fish loss
A campaign dubbed Clean fish for better life or Hygiene for more money to prevent the loss of fish following the harvesting season has been launched in Tanzania