Kenya

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 role in fish production.

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 income.

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 livelihood.

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 reason for the hike.

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 to generate some income.

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 framework are realised.

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

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 Marine and Fisheries Research Institute to enable them t…

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

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.

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 out.

KENYA - Small fishing communities are the main explorers of fisheries despite lack of infrastructure.

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 to reduce the spread of the infectious disease malaria.

KENYA - Kenya earned Sh4.9 billion from the export of fish and its products last year.

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

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 for Kenyan fish exports.

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 Health journal.

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 with the EU's requirements, Livestock and Fisheries, said …

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 completion of a feasibility study to establish the project…

KENYA - Prices of chicken and fish have skyrocketed in most parts of the country as a result of the Rift Valley Fever.