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Why Lake Victoria's cage fish farming is a potential gold mine

 

When Prof Stephen Agong’ floated the idea of converting Lake Victoria into a fish cage, many thought he was out of his mind.

Those initial attempts by the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (Jooust) Vice Chancellor to sell the idea to Miyandhe community, which is predominantly dependent on fishing as their source of income, did not yield results.

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