 Malawi is a landlocked- Southern Africa

 Total area = 118,484 km2,

 23% is covered by water- Lake Malawi
 Poverty reduction and economic development
are the overall national goals of Malawi. The
NASP
 complements Malawi’s Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper (PRSP), under the guideline of
Malawi
 Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy, through
sustainable aquaculture development.
 Fish and the fisheries sector in Malawi play a
very important role as a source of nutrition
 Source of income and employment
 Fish provides over 60% of the dietary animal
protein.
 Since 1976, the total fish
 supply has fluctuated between 40,000 and
 76,000 mt
 56,000 mt in 2000..
 8,000.00
7,000.00
6,000.00
5,000.00
Tons 4,000.00
3,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
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1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990

Time priod (year)

30

25

20
CPU Kg

15

10

0
1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990

Time priod (year)

 Decreased from 13Kg/person/year in the
1980’s to less than 5Kg/person/year in 2005
 There is increased fish demand due to high
population growth and urbanization (15
million people)
 The price of fish increased
 Aquaculture is the key to providing the future
basic protein requirements of the people of
 1. Rural Aquaculture – Small scale
aquaculture
 2. Commercial aquaculture – Intensive
systems
 Total aquaculture production in 2007 was
estimated at 1, 750 tons
 Tilapia contributed 93%, catfish 5% and exotic
species 2%.
 Number of smallholder farmers = 4,000
 Number of fish ponds = 5,500
 Oreochromis shiranus
Malawi (Maluwa Oreochromis niloticus
1996) Thailand (Yi et al.2003)
Stocking density (pc m-2) 3-5 m-2 2- 4 m-2
Stocking size (g) 5-15 g 10-20
Fertilization – chicken 13.5 kg DM ha−1
manure day−1
0.618: 0.186: 0.191 Urea:4 kg ha−1 day−1
NPK loading kg ha−1 day−1 TSP:1 kg ha−1 day−1
Maize bran 3-5 % Pellets -30% CP
Growth rates 0.30-0.31 g day−1 1.10 g day−1
Yields > 4t ha−1 year−1 (net) 7.2 t ha−1 year−1
Growing season (months 4-6 months 4 months
 Species: Oreochromis karongae
 Stocking size: 4-5 g
 Stocking density: 30,000/cage
 Number of cages: 22
 Production period: 376 days (42 days long)
 Yields: 7,354.55 kg/cage
 Harvest size: 300 g
 Feed: 33.4 tons/cage
Maize (corn)

Soya beans

Pigeon peas
 Poor growth of fish
 Poor seed quality and availability
 Inadequate inputs supply
 Weak extension support
 Lack of financial capital