The project we are running is focused on helping smallholder farmers in the Mpulungu region improve their livelihood. It is an inclusive project, with 45% of participating farmers being female. Women play an important role in the livelihood of most households, so it was important to have their participation.

The team working on the project has delivered good results for the community so far. Farmers have adopted methods for improving their businesses through the program, including consistent record keeping, regular sampling and the importance of using good fingerlings. Skretting has provided quality feed to ensure good results, with the benefits clearly seen by the farmers.

Kalugwisha Astridah, one of the women participating said, “I didn’t know that there was such a thing as sex-reversed fingerlings (a common practice in tilapia farming, because male tilapia grow faster than females); this has changed my farming practice.”