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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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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Upande Limited, a Nairobi based technology company has launched samaki.ke mobile application that can be used to monitor fish pond condition, collects data and relay the information to the farmer in real time which is a relief to farmers they can control their fish ponds anytime anywhere. The app which is free for downloads by …
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A report by East Africa Community and the European Union task force has indicated that Kenya and Uganda leads in fish production in the region having a yearly production of 24,000 tonnes and 20,000 to 30,000 tonnes respectively. The report shows Tanzania fish production at 4,000 tonnes per year, three quarters of which is tilapia …
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