The Dried Fish/Food CompanyProduces solar dried fish products



The enterprise purchases frozen horse mackerel from local factories and dries it in a solar energy process. The fish is then transported in bulk to outlets run by WEDI, a women’s cooperative, which owns the exclusive distribution rights. The enterprise’s primary focus is on rural areas. It is replicable across Africa. WEDI has enterprises across Namibia’s 14 regions. The dried fish is an additional, exclusive, high-demand product, complementing the existing activities of WEDI entrepreneurs.
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The Women’s Enterprise Development Initiative (WEDI) sells and distributes the dried fish to communities in rural areas of Namibia. It thus plays an integral part in the Dried Fish / Food Company’s operating model.
Kakukutu Fisheries CC is a horse mackerel quota holder, co-owned by one of the directors of the Dried Fish / Food Company. The company plays a vital role in securing supplies of horse mackerel.
Nakape Investments (Pty) Ltd are strategic partners who transport the fresh fish from Walvis Bay to the commercial fish drying factory, and subsequently transport the dried fish to WEDI.
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The 2013 SEED Awards in Ethiopia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda are supported by the European Union, which is made up of 28 Member States who have decided to gradually link together their know-how, resources and destinies.