Tanzania Revamps Fish Market

Kalambo — The government of Tanzania has launched a programme to improve the fish market in Kasanga - south of Lake Tanganyika. The Tsh800m ($495,835) fish market that was built two years ago on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, lacks electricity and fish storage facilities which affects the fishing sector.

In 2011, government earned $176,797.8m (Sh230.01 bn) in revenue and Sh230.01 billion, ($176,797.8 m) from fish and fisheries products.

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