Monday, December 27, 2010

Botswana waking up to aquaculture potential

Less than 10% of all consumed fish is commercially produced in Botswana, but if Lotanna Nzgew, one of the country's leading aquaculture consultants is right, that low figure is about to grow dramatically.
Lotanna contends that Botswana is far better placed than many African countries,including neighbours Zambia and Namibia to sustain a commercially viable fish farming industry. 


The demand for table fish is very high, a fact that is borne out by the increasingly high rate of fish smuggling that is now taking place; notably from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.


Lotanna highlights a number of plus points for potential investors when asked if Botswana is really suitable for aquaculture,or indeed suitable for commercial fish production. " The answer to both questions is a resounding YES! Botswana, for sure, has a semi-arid climate with the inherent factors of low annual rainfall, high temperature, high evaporation rate and largely loose soil texture. But advances in aquacultural technology have taken adequate care of all these problems" . Read more...



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