A fish farmer from Likipia County has been able to reduce fish feeds expenditure from Sh3,000 to nil by keeping geese for purposes of mutual benefit. Peter Wambugu after constructing his fishpond in 2017 July did online research on how to make home-made feeds so that he could spend less in production before stumbling upon […]
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West and Central Africa researchers have identified 28 insect species in Kenya and Uganda with higher crude protein (dry matter (DM) basis) than most of the commercial feeds to help sort the problem of poor quality feeds and high cost of fish and poultry production. According to the researchers, in many sub-Saharan African countries, the
FreshBox enterprise cool storage fcility. The enterprise is on a mission to about 53 per cent of food which is wasted in East Africa. Photo courtesy. A Nairobi based social enterprise, FreshBox , has developed a solar-powered, walk-in refrigeration facility that can hold over 2,100kg of fruits and vegetables to improve the produce shelf life
Meru farmers have turned to rearing fish in greenhouses in a move to beat the cold weather and enable the fish mature faster than ponds. Fish reared in ponds mature four times faster due to the warm conditions than those in ponds hence ready for the market early. Moses Muriuki, a farmer in South Imenti
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Mash East Africa two weeks ago launched two refrigerated buses called ‘Laxa Refrigerated’ that will ferry perishable goods such as fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, flowers, fish, meat and dairy products to Mombasa, reducing the cost by approximately 88 per cent. This comes at a time when reports indicate that Mombasa has a thriving agro-based industry which