Mpungu fish farm struggles to meet output targets amid structural, governance challenges

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2026-02-18

NKURENKURU, 15 February 2026- The Mpungu Fish Farm in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West region is a struggling lifeline with plans to revive production. (Photo:Lylie Joel) NAMPA

By Lylie Joel
MPUNGU, 18 FEB (NAMPA) – The Mpungu fish farm in Kavango West, established in the early 2000s and handed to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in 2004, continues to underperform against its design capacity of 20 metric tonnes per year.
Chief fisheries biologist Albertina Joseph told Nampa in a recent interview the fish farm was supposed to produce 20 metric tonnes on an annual basis, but production has not exceeded five...

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NKURENKURU, 15 February 2026- The Mpungu Fish Farm in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West region is a struggling lifeline with plans to revive production. (Photo:Lylie Joel) NAMPA

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