Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources Nancy Tembo has hailed The Foods Company Limited (TFCL), trading as Maldeco, for the strides it is making in aquaculture industry in order to increase fish production. Tembo made the remarks Thursday when she toured Maldeco and also visited the fish biomass survey on Lake Malawi in Mangochi under […]
Pundits of fishery have observed that increase in fish production can boost the socio-economic status of the country if the citizenry can abide to principles of the fishing. Dr Sloans Chimatiro, Programme Manager of World Fish, said this recently in Mangochi during a three-day long conference Great Lakes of the World (GLOW) organized. The gathering […]
The Foods Company Limited (FCL), formerly Maldeco Fisheries, says it is taking all necessary measures to ensure that there are no long term adverse effects on the environment surrounding the area where their vessel capsized including the waters in Lake Malawi. One of the company’s vessels, Fish Eagle capsized in the early hours of Saturday, […]
Maldeco Fisheries says it is investigating the circumstances that led to the sinking of its multi million new vessel on Lake Malawi in Mangochi Monday night. The vessel, named The Fish Eagle, sank while docked at Maldeco’s water jurisdiction along the lake. “We can confirm that one of our fishing vessels, The Fish Eagle, capsized […]
Maldeco Fisheries company has announced the resumption of operations with some conditions attached. Announcing the re-opening, the company’s board members said there will be no longer fish sales at the market but instead the new sales and distribution outlet will be established in Mangochi town. The company was temporarily closed early last month following political […]
Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati has been accused of causing the temporary closure of Maldeco Fisheries because of her careless talk at a DPP political rally in Mangochi. “On Sunday (9th October), Hon Kaliati, Minister of Information and Civic Education, Mr. [Francis] Mphepo, Political advisor to the President, Mr Kusweche, the DPP […]