Official Visit to Vicinaqua Project in Kisumu

By Emily Mikwa Day two of the PrAEctiCe partnership meeting in Kisumu was purely a facility visit to Vicinaqua project situated next to Nyalenda lagoons. The Vicinaqua project is one of the designated labs (lab one) in East Africa that will facilitate the PrAEctiCe project’s data validation. Vicinaqua is a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) that
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Public Participation on Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy 2023/27

By Emily mikwa A three -day public participation on the Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy commenced today at the Tom Mboya Labor College. The deliberations by the public on the draft that was developed through the support of FAO, Practical Action and Maseno University will go a long way in enriching the fair draft which
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PrAEctiCe Project Partnership Meeting in Kisumu

By: Emily Mikwa A consortium of 16 partners from Europe and East Africa are currently meeting to review the project’s progress at Acacia Premier Hotel in Kisumu. PrAEctiCe, an initiative funded by EU under horizon 2020, deals in adaptive integrated Aqua -Agriculture Research to tackle food and nutrition security in East Africa. East Africa, being
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Governor Nyong’o Signs Ksh 31Billion Agricultural Investment Deal

By: Emily Mikwa Kisumu Governor, Professor Nyong’o, the CS Ministry of Trade and Investment, Hon. Moses Kuria and the Lead Partners of United Green (UG) in the UK have signed an KES 31Billion MOU towards along term collaboration in enhancing agricultural production in the County and the region. With the aim of boosting food security
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The Kisumu ABDP Pre – Annual Work Plan and Budget FY: 2023/24 Workshop

The Kisumu County Aquaculture Business Development Programme Coordination Unit organized a two-day multisectoral workshop as from 15th   to 16th March, 2023, to prepare the Annual Work Plan and Budget at the Golf Hotel, Kakamega. The aim of the workshop was to involve the County Programme Implementation team to: •          Prepare a Draft Annual Work plan
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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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