Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate factors that affect adoption of fish farming in Mchinji Rural Development Program, in the central region of Malawi. Using logit analysis the study showed that sex, age, dimba (wetland) size and livestock ownership were important parameters in determining the adoption of fish farming. The results suggest that in promotion of fish farming, an integrated approach must be adopted. The nutrient rich water from the fish ponds could be used in irrigating vegetables while some waste vegetables could be fed to the livestock that provide manure to the fish ponds. Fish farming development programs should deliberately target women to bring them into the main stream of development.