New Aquaculture Initiative for Kenya's Western Province
KENYA - Western Province is set to benefit from a new fish farming plan to boost local incomes and provide employment.

Minister Announces Aquaculture Projects
KENYA - The Fisheries Minister has launched a fisheries economic stimulus programme for district fisheries officers from Eastern and Central provinces.

Nairobi Develops Aquaculture Plan
KENYA - The government is working on a strategic plan that will help regulate and boost aquaculture research and development in the country.

Big Fish Farm Plans Emerge in Kenya
KENYA - The government is shifting focus to fish farming to increase food security and boost earnings.

Kenya Plans to Put Ten Million in Fisheries Sector
KENYA - In a new policy change aimed at boosting the fishing sector, the government plans to construct a fish port at Lamu, revamp aquaculture and fish farming centres...

Kenya Foresees Rapid Aquaculture Advancement
KENYA - Kenya expects an increase in from fish farming from four metric tonnes to about 25 metric tonnes in the next five years as aquaculture plays a central...

North Rift Farmers Take to Aquaculture
KENYA - What began like a hobby is slowly but surely growing into a lucrative business, as North Rift residents embrace fish farming as an alternative source of...

Fish Ponds Help Farmers Net More Cash
KENYA - What began as a hobby is slowly but steadily growing into lucrative business as North Rift residents turn to fish farming as an alternative source of li...

Kenyan Fish Price Hike: Victoria Runs Low
KENYA - The price of fish has increased in the Southern Nyanza region of Kenya while the stocks fall. A fear of fish shortage in Lake Victoria is noted as the main...

Fish Ponds Growing in Meru Region
KENYA - People in the Meru region of Kenya are learning a new method of building fish ponds around their homes not only to have a better balanced recipe but also...

Nairobi Policy to Spur on Fishing Sector
NAIROBI - The value of the fishing sector is projected to grow by between 10 and 20 per cent in the next five years if strategies proposed in a new policy and legal...

Blueprint for Kenya's Fishing Industry
KENYA - A new blueprint for Kenya's fishermen aims to improve the industry's infrastructure, marketing and research and establish legal and institutional frameworks...

Kenya Govt Embraces Aquaculture
KENYA - The fisheries ministry is set to formulate a policy that will see communities living in the lake basin region benefit from relevant research from the Kenya...

New Technology to Boost Kenyan Fish Farming
KENYA - Fish production is set to increase following the rollout of a new farming technology by the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute.

State Backs Fish Farming Project
KENYA - The Kenyan government is backing a new initiative that is seeing fish farming growing in areas of the country not previously known for aquaculture.

Fears for $15m fish project as major partner pulls out
KENYA - A $15 million commercial fish fish farming project hangs in the balance now that one of its key partners, fish multiplication specialist Genomar, has pulled...

Comesa countries plan to expand fish markets
KENYA - Small fishing communities are the main explorers of fisheries despite lack of infrastructure.

Dual tool: Tilapia offers food and disease control
KENYA - The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ) is already a popular food fish in Kenya. But it may also be a great tool in mosquito control, which helps...

Kenya Earns Sh4.9bn From Fish Exports
KENYA - Kenya earned Sh4.9 billion from the export of fish and its products last year.

Sh180m to fund fish landing beaches
KENYA - The Government will construct ten new fish landing beaches along the shores of Lake Victoria at a cost of Sh180 million.

Kenya’s lucrative fish exports under threat
KENYA - Britain has embarked on a grand fish farming project in response to rising demand for locally-produced fish products signalling a possible market shrinkage...

Nile Tilapia could fight malaria-carrying mosquitoes
KENYA - A native Kenyan fish called Nile tilapia could be used to help fight the spread of malaria, according to a new study published in the BioMed Central Public...

Kenyan fish processing fine for EU exports
KENYA - The Government says it has met all the requirements for fish exports to the European Union. It has undertaken major reforms in the fishing sector in line...

Chinese investors to set Sh100m fish plant
KENYA - A group of Chinese investors plan to establish a fish processing plant in Nyakach, Nyanza Province, at a cost of more than Sh100 million.The move follows...

Kenya: Disease Pushes Up Cost of Fish And Chicken
KENYA - Prices of chicken and fish have skyrocketed in most parts of the country as a result of the Rift Valley Fever.