CSO-SUN officials handing over marketing items through the understanding event that is raising Siavonga
The Zambia Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Alliance has encouraged Zambians to produce curiosity about the intake of seafood so that you can boost their nutrition amounts.
Alliance Head of Advocacy and Communications Eneya Phiri claims it really is regrettable that despite Zambia being blessed with numerous seafood, individuals are nevertheless perhaps maybe not eating the commodity.
Mr. Phiri stated although it ended up being great for visitors to get money through the seafood, it had been also important in order for them to spare some for usage.
He had been talking during a seafood consumption understanding occasion in Siavonga recently.
The CSO-SUN happens to be between March 24 2016 and April 2 2016 awareness that is conducting in Chongwe and Siavonga districts on taking fish, specially tiny whole dried out fish and disseminating informative data on the various how to prepare and keep seafood.
The promotions had been supported by SMARTfish through NFDS consultancy.
Mr. Phiri stated CSO-SUN ended up being worried about the known quantities of malnutrition that he said are extremely high.
“It is regrettable that regardless of being endowed with massive normal resources like Kariba with numerous seafood, individuals in Zambia continue to be perhaps maybe maybe not eating this commodity that is precious. In Siavonga, you will find that it’s one of many sourced elements of earnings associated with fishermen that are local. Although we are content that folks are getting earnings through the seafood, we might quite definitely desire to see a predicament where additionally they spare some fish for usage,” Mr. Phiri stated.
“Not every thing has to be offered.