Africa-Press – Namibia. OFFICIALS from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources are to conduct field observations at the Neckartal Dam for inland fishing and aquaculture development.
The assessment is to kick off today. FAO spokesperson Phillipus Tobias says the organisation’s involvement is in response to the ministry’s request to provide technical assistance for the investigation of fisheries and aquaculture potential.
Tobias says the FAO is also expected to provide management, technical and infrastructure requirements for the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture at the dam.
“A task force composed of a small group of people dedicated to the inclusive, equitable and sustainable development of small-scale fisheries at the Neckartal Dam will carry out the assessment,” he says.
The task force includes officials and representatives from the FAO, the fisheries ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, NamWater, the //Kharas regional council, Keetmanshoop municipality, and the Nama Traditional Leaders Association.
The project is titled ‘Assessing the Development Potential of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture on the Neckartal Dam in the //Karas Region’, and emanates from the technical assistance for the sustainable management and development of inland fisheries and aquaculture resources programme in Namibia.
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