Only five aqua-culture projects have so far benefited from the Katima Mulilo fish hatchery since its inception two-years ago. The inland Aquaculture Centre Hatchery was established to encourage farmers in the Zambezi region to engage in fish farming for food security and economic self-sustainability. About 90% of the breeding stock was collected from Lake Lyambezi, which is easily accessible, with the rest coming from Chobe River at Ngoma. The first 70 000 fingerlings were produced during the 2015/2016 breeding season and 18 000 were distributed free of charge to beneficiaries in three constituencies. However, no river or other water body has been stocked from the hatchery as a study needs to be done to establish the viability of such action. Godfrey Sitengu, Head of Inland Aquaculture in the Fisheries and Marine Resources Ministry at Katima Mulilo, says the aim of the hatchery is to promote fish farming among local communities Sitengu said with the drying up of Lake Lyambezi due to the drought, there was potential in switching to fish farming as a substitute to livestock farming. He encourages communities in the region to turn to aqua-culture.