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High fish prices put Salima women’s activity under strain

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In Kadale, in Malawi’s Salima District, the Chifatso Women Group is struggling to maintain its fish sausage production, facing rising fish prices and a damaged machine. Despite increasing costs and equipment that is difficult to use, its members continue their activity, reports Malawi24.

In Kadale, in Malawi’s Salima District, women from the Chifatso group are struggling to maintain their fish sausage-making activity as rising fish prices increase their costs, reports Malawi24. The group processes fish by removing the flesh, grinding it and mixing it with spices before putting it through a machine.

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