Zimbabwe facing a 41,6000 tons fish supply deficit

THE Food Federation and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (FFAWUZ) has bemoaned the local market's failure to supply 41 600 tonnes of fish required by the local market annually amid calls for encouraging investments in the sector to bolster economic growth. Addressing delegates at the just-ended Seafood Workers Division Conference held in the Nordic Island nation of Iceland, FFAWUZ secretary general Runesu Dzimiri said the Southern African nation is beset with a huge market potential for fish. "According to official statistics, Zimbabwe's fish output averages 18,400 tonnes every year against a total annual demand of 60,000 tonnes thereby creating a total deficit of 41 600 tonnes which are partly met through imports. "In 2021 alone the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade reported that Zimbabwe imported meat, fish and seafood preparations valued at US$2, 62 million," he said. He said the biggest fish processing company in Zimbabwe is Lake Harvest established in ...