Addis Ababa, November 29, 2024 (FBC) – More than 561 tons of fish has been harvested from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) artificial lake since July this year, Beninshangul-Gumuz regional state agriculture bureau told FBC.
Some 22 youth associations engaged in fishery around the Dam’s artificial lake have managed to harvest the aforementioned quantity of fish and supplied it to the domestic market in the past five months alone.
The dam has not only generated energy but also created job opportunities for the local youth, said Mr. Berhanu Itecha (PhD), deputy head of the livestock sector of the Benishangul-Gumuz regional agriculture bureau.
He also announced that market linkages are being created for the associations engaged in fish production, including supply of production materials.