Enhancing Market Access for Kisumu Youths in Agribusiness

Five youth groups in agribusiness were today the beneficiaries of equipment worth 1.65Million Courtesy of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through the support of Italian Government under the Innovative Food System project in Kisumu County. The Equipment comprising two tricycle Dayun and three Honda motorbikes were handed over to the following groups: Victoria aquaculture
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Kisumu Poultry Farmers Receive Day Old Chicks

By: Emily Mikwa 165 poultry farmers registered with Kisumu County Poultry Enterprise Cooperative Society (KICOPE), today received 13,000-day old chicks of improved kienyeji breed courtesy of the Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP). The programme seeks to develop sustainable priority value chains namely: poultry, fish and cotton for enhanced employment, improved income, food and nutrition
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Kisumu Fish Farmers Receive Fingerlings

By Emily Mikwa Fish farming in Kisumu County has received a major boost following the distribution of 264,000 fingerlings to farmers courtesy of the Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP). The fingerlings were distributed across the earmarked sub counties as follows: Kisumu West 103,000, Muhoroni 29,000, Nyando 40,000 and Nyakach 92,000. On receiving the fingerlings, the
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Kisumu County Youth in Agribusiness Strategy 2022-2027 Launched

Stakeholders in Kisumu Agriculture sector, including governments’ representatives, Partners and private players, today attended the launch of youth in agribusiness strategy 2022/27, at the Kisumu Rotary Centre. The Strategy, unveiled seeks to address gaps that leads to low economic development, define a roadmap that will enhance exploitation of opportunities in the agriculture sector, provide a
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1 billion For Kabonyo Fisheries Aquaculture Service and Training Centre of Excellence

Kisumu has welcomed the national government’s commitment to establish the Ksh.1 billion Kabonyo Fisheries Aquaculture Service and Training Centre of Excellence, Deputy Governor Dr. Mathew Owili has said. The centre will facilitate training, research, innovation, and best practices in Fisheries and Aquaculture through demonstrations and incubations. Earlier this afternoon Dr. Owili joined CS Mining, Blue
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Kisumu Marks the World Fisheries Day

BY: Emily Mikwa Residents of Kisumu County today joined the rest of the world in celebrating the world fisheries day at Kabong’o Farm in Awasi/ Onjiko Ward, Nyando Sub County. The event observed annually, every 21st November, highlighted the theme Investing in social protection to secure equitable blue transformation in the fisheries sector. The day
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Kisumu County Steps in to Cushion Fish Farmers from Massive Losses

By Nancy Juma The County Government has moved in with speed to rescue over 3700 fisherfolks who have suffered massive losses following mysterious death of fish stock along Lake Victoria. While addressing the press at his City Hall Office, Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o confirmed on-going reports of mass death of fish and foul
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Result Based Management and Reporting Workshop

By: Emily Mikwa The County Directorate of Fisheries organized a two -day workshop to sharpen the skills of all the field Officers under fisheries directorate on how to narrow the gaps identified during the Monitoring and Evaluation Mission in Kisumu. Some of the gaps identified were lack of: consolidated data on production / stocking, data
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Boosting Food Production through Smart Agriculture Mechanization

By: Emily Mikwa The Czech – Kenya Agriculture Delegation today visited Kisumu County to meet the County Government of Kisumu, investors and farmers to discuss possibilities of collaboration on matters mechanization in the agricultural sector. The meeting held in Acacia Premier Hotel, was organized as a result of constant communication with the Czech government after
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