Aquaculture

Over 80 stakeholders at the National Fisheries Forum in Lusaka from 11–13 August 2025 agreed on a national roadmap to cut fish feed costs, improve quality standards, harmonise trade rules, expand finance, and promote gender-responsive policies. The roadmap was developed under the AfCFTA-led Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries Programme, implemented with TradeMark Africa and Mastercard Foundation, which aims to create 242,000 jobs and strengthen Zambia’s fisheries sector.

Zambia is embarking a program that aims at improving the rate of fish grown per hectare (ha) to…