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Apple Snail Invasion Serious Threat to Rice Production and Food Security in Kenya

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A recent study conducted by CABI sheds light on the alarming consequences of the apple snail invasion on rice production and food security in Kenya and other rice-growing regions across Africa. Led by Kate Constantine, a Project Scientist at CABI, the research emphasizes the severity of the problem posed by the apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) …

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Fertiliser-free Kisumu Farm Provides Blueprint for Permaculture Farming in Kenya

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In a small village in Nyanza area, a farm has caught villagers attention and attracted thousands of visitors from as far as Nairobi keen on learning how it manages to produce bountiful harvest with no fertilizer applied. Yet this is a journey Caleb Omolo, the owner of the farm, has walked through to prove to …

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Innovative Rack Drying Revolutionizes Fish Preservation in East Africa

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Drying fish using low cost racks is reducing drying time from three days to eight hours while doubling market prices among East African fishing communities. Once fish is harvested, the most fishermen dry them on the ground, and therein lies the problem. Besides being easy pickings for animals, the fish stocks are vulnerable to being …

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Innovation sees Zambian farm become Africa’s leader in aquaculture

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By George Munene “When we first started the company in 2015, our minds were fixed on fish production, however, getting adequate fingerlings became an issue, meaning we had to figure out how to spawn our own. Getting quality feeds was the next major hurdle we faced, this necessitated another pivot to include feed production. Lastly, …

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Kenyan fish pond farmers poised for good market opportunities as wild catch dwindles

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Farmers setting their nets for a catch. Photo: Farm Africa. Fish production in Kenya has for long been heavily reliant on wild fish in Lake Victoria which accounts for 76 per cent of fish production in the country but stocks, particularly of tilapia are dwindling setting stage for a potential market for fish pond farmers …

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Government launches project to eradicate water hyacinth in Lake Victoria to benefit fish farmers

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The Kenyan government has launched plans to eradicate the water hyacinth menace in Lake Victoria, a weed that has led to dwindling fish production affecting fish farmers’ lives by reducing their income. According to the 2018 economic survey report, Kenya’s fisheries sub sector has declined over the last three years from Sh25.5bn earned in 2014 …

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Kenyan farmers rank water hyacinth best to grow oyster mushroom

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Flourishing water hyacinth in Nairobi Dam. The sea weed is now used by Kenyan farmers as the best substrate to grow oyster mushroom. Photo courtesy. Some Kenyan farmers are using water hyacinth from Lake Victoria and Nairobi Dam to grow oyster mushroom. The floating plant has been branded ‘stubborn weed’ and perceived as a weed …

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European Union to provide Sh1.2bn to boost regional fish farming industry

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European Union through European Development Fund is set to provide about Sh1.2bn (10 million Euros) as part of its 85 million Euros committed to East Africa Community projects in agriculture, infrastructure, investment and private sector to boost fish farming industry in a bid to curb the looming shortage. The five-year project would run from 2019 …

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