Kisumu Beaches set for Face Lift in Sh 450M Plan
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Kusa, Ogal and Asat beaches in Kisumu County are to undergo a major face lift courtesy of 450million funded by the Aquaculture Business Development Programme. This informed the organization of public participation sessions along the beaches yesterday to gather the views of the fisher folk and traders along the fish value chain nodes, in order
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Mitigating Lake Victoria Pollution to Save the Aquatic Life
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
The County Directorate of Fisheries and Blue economy collaborated with KMFRI to carry out a test into the Lake Victoria water to ascertain the cause of pollution that has in the past and recently caused massive losses to fish farmers within Winam Gulf. This initiative was carried out following a letter of complaint received by
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Kisumu Commemorates Annual Aquaculture Day
Monday, 20 May 2024
Kisumu County today joined the rest of the nation in marking the annual aquaculture day at Mr. Joseph Hunters’ Farm in Onjiko /Awasi Ward, Nyando Sub County. The event marked annually every 20th of May, is the brain child of ABDP initiated on the 29th September, 2020. This year’s theme investing in climate smart aquaculture
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Induction of the Second Cohort of Agricultural Extension Officers in Kisumu
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
The training of the second cohort of Agricultural Extension Officers kicks off in Kisumu at the Maseno Agricultural Training Center This follows the training of the first cohort that just ended last Friday in the same premise. Kisumu has since freshly recruited 101 technical and 14 administrative agricultural staff who have been charged with the
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The Post Harvest Management Strategies in Fish Value Chain
Friday, 05 April 2024
Chair lady Obunga fish market holding fish frames also known as ‘mgongo wazi (Picture by David Wadulo) By Emily Mikwa The Obunga Fish Market is a source of livelihood for 300 households in Kisumu. The 300 traders handling value addition on Nile Perch by products from the factory have organized themselves into four groups under
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The Post Harvest Loss Management Strategies in the Poultry Value chains
Friday, 05 April 2024
By Emily Mikwa The Kenya Poultry Farmers Limited ( K P FL) located at Lolwe Estate in Kisumu, is an upcoming SME dealing in poultry value chain. It’s a business venture run by two youth directors, Mr Hezron Opiyo and Madam Elizabeth Opiyo. They mainly buy chicken from farmers, slaughter and sell to buyers. In
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Monitoring of ASDSP II Implementation of Innovations and Inventory Assets in Kisumu
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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
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A New Dawn: Fish Farming Rewriting the Story of Nyakach Sub County
Friday, 16 February 2024
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
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A Taste of Hope: Fishponds Telling Stories of School Meals in Kisumu County
Friday, 02 February 2024
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
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