Monitoring of ASDSP II Implementation of Innovations and Inventory Assets in Kisumu

The ASDSP National Programme team led by Dr. Maren Amoko in the company of Mr. Walter Obuya visited Kisumu for two days to carry out monitoring and evaluation to the ASDSP implementing Counties of which Kisumu is part. The phase II project funded by the Government of Sweden, European Union and Kenyan Governments for the
Read more
No Comments

A New Dawn: Fish Farming Rewriting the Story of Nyakach Sub County

Nyakach Sub County in Kisumu has been known as a semi arid area with very little to write home about concerning farming. Today, Nyakach has taken a different paradigm shift and it’s re writing impactful stories as a potential food basket within Kisumu region. A delegation led by the CECM Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries
Read more
No Comments

A Taste of Hope: Fishponds Telling Stories of School Meals in Kisumu County

By Emily Mikwa The Aquaculture Business Development Program today put a smile on the faces of pupils at Ragen AIC Primary and Junior Secondary School in Nyakach Central Ward as they had a special lunch comprising fish, vegetables and Ugali. The initiative of constructing fishponds and cone gardens in school yards is gradually changing the
Read more
No Comments

The Big Catch in Rabuor Primary School

Rabuor Primary School in Kobura Ward, Nyando Sub County today harvested 700 tilapia fish weighing 315 Kgs. This is the second Primary School after St. Agnes Muhoroni primary School to benefit from the ABDP Support. Other beneficiary Schools include: Chulaimbo Primary School in Kisumu West Sub County and Ragen Primary School in Nyakach. The ABDP
Read more
No Comments

Fish Farming Supplementing School Feeding Programme

By Emily Mikwa Today, St. Agnes Muhoroni primary School, Menara zone, Muhoroni Sub County harvested 278.14 Kgs of fish to supplement their feeding programme. This initiative was supported by the Aquaculture Business Development Program under the Kisimu County Directorate of Fisheries. The Objective of the ABDP programme is to support the school feeding program through
Read more
No Comments

Tree Planting Exercise at the KMTC- Kombewa Campus

By: Emily Mikwa One hundred and fifty tree seedlings were today planted at the KMTC- Kombewa Campus, Seme Sub County, courtesy of Agricultural Sector Development Support Project (ASDSP). While presiding over the exercise, the CECM Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock, Fisheries and Blue Economy, Hon Kenn Onyango termed it, a fruitful exercise as he highlighted the benefits
Read more
No Comments

Kisumu Marks World Fisheries Day

Residents of Kisumu County today joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Fisheries Day at Paga Beach in Kisumu West Sub County. The purpose was to highlight the importance of maintaining sustainable fisheries and health aquatic ecosystem. The event which is commemorated on the 21st November, annually has the global theme Cast the
Read more
No Comments

Vegetables in Pots

By Lorraine Anyango. Our traditional ways of cooking vegetables are still valid ,we need to embark on the ways our parents prepared vegetables. These are findings and recommendations from a new study conducted by doctors from Jemo Kenyatta University with support from AgriFose working in partnership with the University of Nairobi, Food Agricultural Organization (FAO)
Read more
No Comments

MSN BOOST.

by Lorraine Anyango The Kisumu County Multi-Sectoral Nutrition (MSN) coordination platform made great strides in the last two years prioritizing nutrition matters in Early Childhood Development Education Centers (ECDE) among others. Even better, the Kisumu MSN initiatives have gotten a boost with the coming in of the Ealy Childhood Development Network for Kenya (ECDNek)as a
Read more
No Comments