10.02% Increase in Fisheries Production by April 2026
Habari mpya za uchumi Tanzania · maelezo ya 10.02% Increase in Fisheries Production by April 2026 · masasisho 2026 · imesasishwa 13 Aug 2026 · habari za uchumi · pato la taifa · uwekezaji
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- The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries says total fisheries production reached 659,242.69 tonnes by April 2026, an increase of 10.02 percent from 599,200.33 tonnes during the comparable period of 2024/25.
- By April 2026, it had produced 354,887.43 tonnes, accounting for 74.3 percent of natural-water fish production.
- The Ministry reports that production increased by 10.02 percent through April 2026.
- The 2024 Economic Survey also recorded 317.23 tonnes of dried maws exported by April 2026 in the Ministry’s fisheries export table, although the broader 2024/25 and 2025/26 datasets use different reporting periods and.
- A government budget statement presented to Parliament in May 2025 reported that 4,631 Tanzanians were employed in 64 fish-processing factories, while 56 of those factories exported fisheries products.