Fisheries institute in Kavango nearing completion

RUNDU – The construction of a multi-million fisheries institute in the Kavango Region’s Mukwe Constituency is about to be completed.

The Kamutjonga Inland Fisheries Institute (KIFI), constructed at a cost of about N$60 million, will be used for research and development of fresh water fisheries. Phase one of the project has already been completed, while the second phase is scheduled for completion before next month..President Hifikepunye Pohamba, who visited the Kavango Region over the weekend, announced that N$9 million had been allocated to the project during the 2008/09 financial year.With the completion of this institute, Pohamba remarked that it would ensure job creation and increase food security.Meanwhile, Pohamba is scheduled to inaugurate KIFI next month.Various aquaculture community-based projects were established in the region after independence, and they include Karovo, Shipapo wa Mbambangandu and Mpungu.NampaPhase one of the project has already been completed, while the second phase is scheduled for completion before next month..President Hifikepunye Pohamba, who visited the Kavango Region over the weekend, announced that N$9 million had been allocated to the project during the 2008/09 financial year.With the completion of this institute, Pohamba remarked that it would ensure job creation and increase food security.Meanwhile, Pohamba is scheduled to inaugurate KIFI next month.Various aquaculture community-based projects were established in the region after independence, and they include Karovo, Shipapo wa Mbambangandu and Mpungu.Nampa