Last Sunday, December 11th, all roads led to King Fisher Resort Jinja for the annual Jinja Fish Festival. There was massive turn up as fish lovers packed themselves at the place to enjoy the fish delicacy. Partners from partners addressed the revellers and emphasised responsible fishing to enable more fish. Local musicians from Jinja kicked […]
As part of the world Fisheries Day Celebrations, GIZ – Responsible Fisheries Business Chain Project (RFBCP), with funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, is supporting the 3rd edition of the Jinja E-Fish Festival. Taking place on 14th November 2021 the festival is a chance not only to try some delicious fish […]
Uganda is the youngest (16yrs) and 3rd most rapid growing population in the world (74m by 2040). Ensuring adequate employment and healthy livelihoods for her population remains topmost priorities for the government. Fisheries contribute significantly to Uganda’s economic growth (12% Agricultural GDP; 2.5% on the whole), employment (1.2m people) and Nutrition (50% of animal protein). […]
With support of GIZ – Responsible Fisheries Business Chain Project, the 2nd edition of the Jinja Fish Festival is back. Taking place at Forever Resort Jinja on 1st December 2019 the festival is a chance not only to try some delicious fish but also to learn more about the resource. You can explore which fish […]
After running a successful 1st edition of the Jinja Fish Festival with the support of GIZ in December 2018, the curator of the famous and growing fish Festival that takes place at Lake Victoria in Kampala, Jinja and Entebbe, has again taken it Eastwards to Jinja for the 2nd edition. It will be held on […]
