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Survey reveals increased recovery of chambo fish

Dec 06, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Preliminary findings by the Department of Fisheries in Malawi and Oceanographic Institute of Mozambique have established that the famous chambo fish is increasingly recovering on Lake Malawi. The department conducted a 32-day joint biomass assessment… ...

Chambo Fisheries seeks assistance in expansion drive

Aug 13, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

Chambo Fisheries, which breeds the local Tilapia fish commonly known as Chambo, has appealed for government’s assistance in its expansion drive in order to meet the growing demand for fish both on the local and… ...

Concern over declining Chambo production

Mar 02, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has expressed concern over declining production of fish, especially Chambo. Director of Animal Health and Livestock Development in the Ministry of Agriculture Dr Patrick Chikungwa expressed the… ...

Malawi gets K9.6 billion for fisheries project

Oct 10, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved $13.2 million (about K9.6 billion) funds for a fisheries and aquaculture development project which will directly benefit 20,000 Malawians around the lakeshore and inland areas. This is… ...

Cry over endangered Chambo

Jan 24, 2018 Luke Bisani 3 &

When the table of Maxmos Chimbwanya is frequently stormed with englaulicypris sardella locally known as “Bonya”, memories of good old days strikes his mind. He reminisces about a dish full of oreochromis lidole fish locally… ...