Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:44:46 +0000 Mpulungu may be export, fish canning centre By MAILESI BANDA THERE are plans to develop the Mpulungu port into an international development zone by processing and canning the English fish breed for export, Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) secretary general Nozipho Mdawe has said. Ms. Mdawe said there was need for Zambia to enhance the fishing sector by engaging in processing and canning of fish. She said the English fish was a marketable fish that had high demand on the international market. “There is a tasty and nice fish bred in Mpulungu and now imagine if we started processing the fish for export, this could boost the economy and lead to job creation,“ she said. She lamented that it was unfortunate that even with the vast potential to produce enough fish, Zambia still imports fish from China. She said Zambia imported over 46,000 tonnes of […]
