By GIDEON NYENDWAMore than K7 million will be raised by June this year from the six fish ponds that have been recently constructed by the Zambia National Service (ZNS) Chanyanya Fish Farming unit in Kafue.Minister of Defense and National Security, Ambrose Lufuma, said that fish farming was among the most profitable ventures in the agricultural sector that people could undertake.He said that Zambia had a fish deficit of about 40,000 metric tonnes which the country was currently importing from other countries.Mr Lufuma said that with the initiative such as the one that had been embarked on by the ZNS, it could save the country up to $80 million that was being lost through the importation of fish.He said that because of the fish deficits the prices of fish had gone high in the country because the demand was more than the supply.Mr Lufuma said that as per President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive that defence forces must […]
ZNS targets K7million from fish farming
