The Chad government has lifted a ban on the export of fish from Lake Chad, acknowledging the damage done to the local fishing industry. “We are getting help [with food security], which allows us to give fishermen some reprieve – they need to feed their families also,” Communications Minister Kedallah Younous told IRIN.
Fisheries in Lake Chad provide food and employment to at least 10 million people in the region, according to UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
The government banned exporting fish in January 2009 to help local consumers beat the rising cost of living, but current cereal and maize prices are still higher than in the last five years. The World Food Programme (WFP) launched an emergency operation in March to feed an estimated 737,000 people after a poor harvest across the country.
Read more of the story here at the IRIN news service:
In Brief: Chad government ends ban on fish exports
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