James Janga Duku, Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Resources, said his ministry has partnered with the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to develop to build a national fisheries policy , improve fishing technology through provision of fishing gear, value addition, packaging techniques and increasing international marketing of fish products.
Duku said South Sudan currently produces an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 tons of fish annually despite the country's large quantity of different fish species in swamps and the River Nile.
He blamed use of rudimentary fishing methods, poor infrastructure and lack of fisheries laws and to guide investment in the fisheries sector.