Processing and trade of sun-dried sardines in Tanzania

Photo credit: Lucka Paschal and Erick Kiiza (Tanzania)

Description: Lucka Paschal and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)

Sun dring of sardines in Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Malawi, is a shared lake between Malawi, Tanzania (known as Lake Nyasa” and Mozambique (known as Lago Niassa). Lake Nyasa fishery is a major source of animal protein for surrounding populations in Tanzania whose livelihoods depend largely on fish catches from the lake.

Sardines which is locally known as “Dagaa Nyasa” in Kiswahili, is the most captured species in Lake Nyasa. Men’s, go for fishing whereby most of the women become involved in processing that includes boiling as well as sun-drying. Such processing lower fat and dried product which could be transported for longer distances. Fish drying depends on the use of locally available wood material to build such structure. The inserted photo show a Tanzanian woman while in the process of sun-drying sardine caught from Lake Nyasa.

Typically, the Nyasa fishermen in Tanzania sell their catch at the lakeshore to long-distance fish traders (the Yao and the Bena), who most likely transport the catch to distant markets such as the Mbinga and Songea towns as dried fish and sardines.

 

 

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