Every fishing season on Lake Nyasa brings a familiar contradiction: abundant sardine catches, but heavy post-harvest losses that reduce incomes before fish reach the market.
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Mbamba Bay. Every fishing season on Lake Nyasa brings a familiar contradiction: abundant sardine catches, but heavy post-harvest losses that reduce incomes before fish reach the market.
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