Excitement as Nyong’o Gives Farmers More Dairy Cows

Dairy production in Kisumu County has received a major boost following the distribution of 45 dairy cows to small holder farmers over the weekend. In this financial year, the Livestock directorate has spent Ksh 6.75M from the ward development allocation to purchase the dairy cows. The distribution of the cows depended on the allocation per
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The Aquaculture Business Development Programme Supervision Mission in Kisumu

A delegation of the Programme Steering Committee (PSC) from the State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy (SDFA & BE) led by the Project Coordinator Mr. Sammy Macaria toured Kisumu yesterday to supervise the progress of the ADBP in the County. The Programme Steering Committee is the top organ for the ABDP project mandated
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Boosting Fish Production through Aquaculture Business Development Programme

Kisumu County fish farmers are set to receive a major boost in fish production after the official launch of the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) today at Apondo village in Ahero Ward. The ABDP is an eight year programme, to be implemented in 15 counties of which Kisumu is part, funded to a tune of
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Enabling Inclusive and Efficient Private Sector Investment in Agri- Food Systems

Food and Agriculture organization (FAO) through the project dubbed AgrInvest seeks to promote the African indigenous vegetables value chain in a bid to mobilize more investors and upscale the production. The African indigenous vegetables are key in this project due to their great impact on food and nutrition security which is part of the big
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Boosting Food Production through Irrigation

The PS for Water and Irrigation, Mr. Joseph Irungu (Center )accompanied by the CEC Agriculture Mr. Gilchrist Okuom ( second right ) and Senior representative of JICA – Kenya, Mr. Tomoyuki Yasuda ( Right )during an inspection mission on the ongoing Irrigation expansion works in Nyando. ( picture by Jacob Owiti) By Emily Mikwa Kisumu
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Enhancing Collaboration for Sustainable Management of the Lake Victoria

County Directorate of Fisheries yesterday organized a meeting with the chairpersons of the Beach Management Units (BMUs) across the county to chart the partnership approach towards the sustainable use of the Lake Victoria for economic gain. The meeting held at the ABDP Conference Hall opposite Fisheries offices along pipeline road, brought on board key stakeholders
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Dairy Farming Takes A Business Turn in Nyakach

CEC member for Agriculture and livestock Gilchrist Okuom addressing Farmers baraza in South East Nyakach (Picture by Norbert Wekesa) By Harriet Chausiku The county departments of Agriculture and the Business cooperative held a stakeholders’ forum with farmers of South East Nyakach ward to deliberate on the formation of a dairy cooperative society in the area.
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Restocking Community Dams with Tilapia Fingerlings

By Emily Mikwa Kisumu County, Directorate of Fisheries through the Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP)funded by IFAD, yesterday stocked three community dams with a total of 66,000 post harvest Tilapia fingerlings. The community dams namely: Huma self -help group dam in Kisumu West sub county, Buoye community dam in Kisumu East sub county and Kere
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Cotton Industry Revival at The Lake Region

By Harriet Chausiku The county government of Kisumu in partnership with the Lake Region Economic Block (LREB) and other partners held a stakeholder’s meeting aiming towards cotton revival in the lake region at Kisumu hotel. Addressing the team present through zoom, Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o congratulated the team for taking a major step forward
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