Counties to benefit from Sh25 billion 5-year small-scale fish farming project

Alfred Kiboi, a farmer, uses a landing net to fish. He hopes support from the government will boost the production of fish and reduce importation. [Martin Ndiema, Standard]

The Government has initiated two programmes worth Sh25 billion for aquaculture development.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said the initiative was targeted at ensuring increased efficiency and profitability of at least 300,000 small-scale fish farmers countrywide.