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Fisheries and aquaculture still face sustainability challenges, but as trade in the sector continues to grow, its contribution to food security and the safeguarding of livelihoods remains critical, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), said on Tuesday.
The socioeconomic status of the people of Luangwa, located in Zambia’s Lusaka Province, is largely influenced by fish trading activities that take place at the town’s harbor.
Fish numbers have dropped. Traders are opting for other businesses.
The fish business in Prayagraj, Lucknow and Kanpur have been severely hit after COVID bodies were found floating in rivers last month.
Contribution of Fisheries to Food and Nutrition Security in the SADC region (April 2019) Format 1 Executive Summary Introduction: Fish can play an important role in improving Southern Africa’s food security and nutritional status, as more than 100 million people in the region eat fish regularly. Although the region has made considerable strides towards attaining improved nutrition status, the number of food insecure people in the region is still alarmingly high, as 38.4 million people were estimated to be food insecure in the 2016/17 consumption year representing 11.5 % of the total populat...