AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
- Report of a mission to study the feasibility of commercial fish farming 24 June – 20 July 1978
- Report of a mission to study the feasibility of commercial fish farming 24 June – 20 July 1978
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2.1 General
2.2 Fisheries
2.3 Aquaculture
3. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 Climatic conditions
3.2 Kaoma area
3.3 Mwekera area
3.4 Chipata area
3.5 Lundazi area
3.6 Socio-economics
3.7 General conclusions
APPENDIXES
A. Soil Profiles - Kaoma Site
B. Soil Profiles - Mwekera Site
C. Soil Profiles - Chipata Site
D. Soil Profiles - Lundazi Site
A. Shishamba Fish Farm
B. Mwekera Fish Farm
C. Chipata Fish Farm
D. Lundazi Fish Farm
III Approximate Cost Benefits for Large-Scale Aquaculture Production in Shishamba (unit cost benefits/ha/year)
A. Polyculture of fish with feeding and fertilizing
B. Polyculture of fish combined with pig raising
C. Polyculture of fish combined with duck raising
IV Approximate Cost Benefits for Large-Scale Aquaculture Production for the Four Fish Farms
A. Shishamba
B. Mwekera
C. Chipata
D. Lundazi
E. Summary
The existing gap between supply and demand for fish in Zambia is a result of reduced imports from neighbouring countries and unsatisfactory marketing and distribution of the domestic production of fish. Fish production through aquaculture has been identified by the Zambian Government, as well as by different international agencies, as a promising and viable means of overcoming this problem; at least partially. Fish farming on a large-scale, as proposed in this report, or by small-scale rural aquaculture would make use of the potential which exists in the country; i.e., land, water, labour, and indigenous materials suitable as feed and fertilizers. Fish farming, especially if combined with animal husbandry, would diversify production, improve the nutritional standard of the rural population, and provide low-cost animal protein to the urban markets. Additional employment and income would be created, and the general impact on the standard of living of the people involved in aquaculture production would be considerable.