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

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

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

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

Today, Kisumu County fisheries sector set up a model kitchen garden at Mr. Henry Arume’s farm, a member of Sidika Smallholder Aquaculture Group (SAG) situated North Kisumu aquaculture development area in Kisumu West Sub County. The model farm comprises drip lines, conical garden and vertical garden. The farm will be used for demonstration purposes and

Stakeholders dealing in fish production from Kisumu County converged at a workshop under the Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP) to review the activities, challenges faced during implementation and way forward for the next phase at the Golf Hotel in Kakamega. The stakeholders brought on board included: County fisheries docket, Fish farmers, Captain feeds, Aquaculture Ban,