Kirinyaga County Government has supported selected self-help groups with fishpond liners, fingerlings and feeds to enable them undertake fish farming. Twenty community groups that were selected after applying for funding from the County Government were given the inputs and they are expected to harvest their first produce after six months. Speaking at her Kagio residence, […]
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Fish farmers in 15 Counties across the country have received assorted inputs and equipment from the National Government to boost fisheries production. Addressing fish farmers at the Kisii Agricultural Training Centre when he launched the inputs distribution to farmers, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy PS in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Francis Owino, said the exercise is meant […]
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Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP), has started the distribution of fish pond liners and kits to control predators that eat fish, to farmers in Siaya County. The Siaya County ABDP Coordinator Mr David Mboya said 380 farmers with fish ponds will be issued with the liners and predators control kits in the first phase. The […]
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Kakamega County government is determined to make aquaculture another frontier for socio-economic growth. The County officials, led by the Industrialization and Trade Executive, Kassim Were, recently visited a successful fish farmer in Malava Sub County. Laban Mwanzo, owns 34 fish ponds situated on a three and half acre piece of land and he is the […]
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Nyeri residents have been urged to embrace fish farming at their home ponds for it has benefits in controlling lifestyle diseases. Speaking on Monday at Ichamara village Mukurweini Nyeri County, the Nyeri Governor, Mutahi Kahiga said fish was considered an alien super food in Nyeri. He said Nyeri County Government through the Department of Agriculture, […]
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