Jeremiah Makimi ventured into fish rearing two years ago and has been making a fortune out of it. Speaking to KNA in his home in Sagana, he admits it was not easy starting out fish farming because aquaculture is not popular in Central Kenya but with resilience and a few false starts, he has managed […]
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The Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Programme through the County Government of Busia has disbursed Sh750, 000 to 150 youth for constructing fish ponds. The youth from Siunga Village in Marachi North Ward were paid Sh5, 000 each after digging ponds in the area. Speaking during the disbursement of the funds on Wednesday, Busia Deputy Governor […]
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The government has launched an initiative to boost food and nutrition security in the country by providing materials to fish farmers and equipment for extension officers under the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ADBP). The Principal Secretary (PS) State Department of Fisheries, Aquiculture and the Blue Economy Dr. Francis Owino said the initiative covers 15 counties. […]
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A Nongovernmental organization -World Vision has embarked on implementing an integrated fish management and horticultural project in Homa Bay County through planting of trees that provide quality fish feeds. The project dubbed “Re-greening Africa” which is aimed at boosting fish production in local ponds is being implemented in three wards of Lambwe in Suba North […]
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Fish farmers in Busia County have been urged to ensure that fish produced in the County is consumed at household level with only the surplus left for sale. This follows a baseline survey carried out by Egerton University in conjunction with the Kenya Marine Research Institute and Maseno University which revealed that 70 per cent […]
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