Kenya to continue importing fish due to costly feeds
Kenya will still be forced to continue importing fish to meet its consumption needs according to officials from the agriculture ministry. Fisheries Principle Secretary Francis...
Aquaculture
IFAD donates equipment to Migori aquaculture farmers to boost fish production
Aquaculture farmers in Migori County have benefited from pod liners and fishing nets, courtesy of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) According to Chief...
Govt. to expand aquaculture extension services in lake region
The State Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture has committed to increase the number of officers offering extension services in counties around Lake Victoria in order...
Innovative farming methods boosting gains on plastics ban
It is now 4 years since the government of Kenya slapped a ban on the manufacture, importation, Supply, Distribution, and use of Non-Woven polypropylene, or...
Govt. kicks off fingerlings distribution to counties
The government is set to partner with counties to boost fish production through distribution of fingerlings to farmers. Ministry of Agriculture Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS),...
State urged to back women investors in aquaculture
The government has been urged to facilitate women investors in aquaculture through funding and technical training in the highly competitive cage fishing in Lake Victoria....
Govt. mulls training aquaculture extension officers to boost fish production
The government plans to train 1000 aquaculture extension officers who will be deployed to the counties to train fish farmers. This is part of a...
Mutua: Law requiring Governors seeking Presidency to resign is discriminatory
Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua is terming the recent court decision on sitting governors who aspire to vie for Presidency as discriminatory. In the court...
Govt asked to shelve plans to ban cage fish farming in Lake Victoria
Fisheries stakeholders in Bondo Sub County have asked the government to rescind its decision over the ban on cage fish farming in Lake Victoria. Two...
KEMFRI backs aquaculture to increase fish production as demand soars
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KEMFRI) says the country will have to increase fish production to at least 100 million fingerlings annually to...