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New technology helps fish breeder deliver male fingerlings to farmers in 28 days

Collins Adika, a fish breeder from Siaya County is cashing in a new technology that enables him deliver fingerlings of which about 98 per cent are males to cage fish farmers who raise then to table size for market. The technology dubbed ‘Y-Y technology’ is introduced into a hatchery using a specific hormone and chemical […]

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Simple ways to prevent death of newly bought fingerlings and speed up their adaptability

Following simple delivery procedures after buying fingerlings may reduce death of the new stock while increasing their adaptability for maturity within the required six months. Jared Mokaya, a Kenya Prisons Service officer in charge of fish farming at the service’s Nakuru station said stressed fingerlings can delay to mature for weeks or a month, yet

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Homa Bay fish farmers set to increase production and profits with new hatchery

About 25,000 small-scale fish farmers from Homa Bay County are set to increase production and profit following the launch of a hatchery and feeds processing plant that will enable the producers source both seeds and feeds locally hence reducing the cost of production. Previously, farmers had to travel long distances from Western to Central Kenya

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Kakamega fish co-operative set to save farmers from fetching fingerlings from far counties

Photo courtesy. Fish farmers from Kakamega County are set to benefit from a Sh20m fish cooperative to be started in the county to enable the producers source fingerlings from their neighbouring Busia County as opposed to fetching the juvenile fish from as far as Nandi County. This is part of a proposed partnership between the

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Nyeri farmers adopt cage fish farming from fellows living at the shores of Lake Victoria

A group of farmers from Nyeri County has adopted cage fish farming technology which for year has been a practice by farmers living around Lake Victoria to up their fish production. Chinga Fishing Group of 15 members with the support from the county government is running the cage fish farm in Chinga Dam in Othaya.

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