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Graduate finds solace in Fish Farming, success story of Paul Murage in Mtwapa
On his parent's land in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, Paul Murage runs a fish farm. The farm named Pwani Fish and Hatchery breeds tilapia, goldfish and catfish fingerlings. The sight of…
Catfish farming, unexploited game changer
The success of your catfish depends on the quality of fingerlings you stock your pond with. Find a reliable source for your fingerlings that you are sure will supply you…
Understanding Some Of The Reason Why Some Fish Farming Businesses Fail
Demand for freshwater fish in Kenya is growing faster than it can be met by fishermen at Lake Victoria and Lake Naivasha. Hotels, supermarkets, fish eateries, and individual fish lovers…
Common Diseases That Affect Fish Farming As A Business
Keeping rearing conditions clean and sourcing fingerlings from reputable hatcheries will help contain outbreaks. New disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19, influenza viruses, Ebola, SARS and the H1N1 virus, periodically affect…
Why choosing the right liner for your fish pond can appear complicated, but it doesn’t have to be…
With the scarcity of space growing everyday within many towns around the country and rural-to-urban migration leaving the country sides empty of human resource to tend to fish pond establishments,…
Guidelines on fish pond construction
Kenya has an estimated 80,000 ponds throughout the country with production of over 22,000 metric tonnes. Fish farming in ponds are now a major source of income for thousands of…
400 Fish farmers from Western Kenya have benefited from Sh476 million fish project
Over 400 farmers have benefited from Sh476 million fish production and management training to boost the aquaculture system in the Western Kenya region. The project which targets nine counties in…
Fish farmers in Nyeri left stranded as investor goes underground
Fish farmers in Nyeri have been left stranded after an investor who had promised them a market and sold them input worth thousands in Israel went underground. Speaking to the…
A – Z on formulating your own floating fish feeds
Commercial fish farming is the prosperous business in Kenya attributing to its numerous aquatic resources such as highly varied climatic and geographic regions, covering a part of Indian Ocean coastline,…
Big harvest for family that took the plunge into cage fishing
The Mbeo family is practising a different kind of fish farming on the shores of Lake Victoria. Whereas most fishermen row their boats deep into the lake in hope of…