Overview
This project introduces sustainable fish farming practices to the Mkushi and Luano districts, where food security and income stability are pressing challenges. By integrating aquaculture into existing farming practices, the project aims to enhance nutrition, create steady income streams, and build local capacity in sustainable agriculture. Through data management and community training, this initiative is designed for long-term resilience and adaptability.
Partners
Zambian Rainbow Development Foundation
Ecosystems
Croplands
Overview
This project introduces sustainable fish farming practices to the Mkushi and Luano districts, where food security and income stability are pressing challenges. By integrating aquaculture into existing farming practices, the project aims to enhance nutrition, create steady income streams, and build local capacity in sustainable agriculture. Through data management and community training, this initiative is designed for long-term resilience and adaptability.
Partners
Zambian Rainbow Development Foundation
Ecosystems
Croplands
Objectives
- Increase fish production and domestic consumption in the Luano and Mkushi Districts to 7kg per person per year by 2025.
- Promote diversified agriculture with aquaculture.
- Equip famers with fish farming knowledge and skills.
- Establish sustainable income through fish farming.
- Develop systems for data-driven project monitoring.
CBD Targets
”This aquaculture project is a game-changer for our communities. Not only are we seeing healthier families with increased access to protein-rich fish, but we are also empowering local farmers to become self-sustaining. Our vision is a thriving community where nutrition and food security is a reality for everyone.
Brandy Mungaila
ZRDF Executive Director
Results/Impact
This project plays a crucial role in providing essential protein and income to rural communities in Mkushi and Luano districts, where fish protein is scarce. By increasing fish production, the project aims to raise the average annual consumption to 7kg per person, addressing the current gap caused by low production. Through a focus on aquaculture, this initiative presents fish farming as a viable, inclusive business opportunity for small- to medium-sized farmers. By boosting fish farming productivity, the project enhances livelihoods along the entire aquaculture value chain, contributing to per capita income growth, poverty reduction, and livelihood diversification.
9,380.79kg
of fish harvested
4,572
households have been fed in 15 communities
KSH 586,163.90
income generated for communities
