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Innovations galore at Eldoret show, as greenhouse 'fish ponds' wow visitors

Uasin Gishu County Director of Fisheries John Oluoch (in black jacket) during the Eldoret Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Show. [PHOTO:KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

The Eldoret Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) show was officially opened yesterday, and as expected, there were innovations galore in agriculture. One of the showstoppers that caught many exhibitors’ attention is ‘fish ponds in greenhouses’, a new technology that is every fish farmer’s dream because of its myriad benefits.

The new technology embraced by the Department of Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has been piloted in Uasin Gishu County, a region synonymous with cereals, dairy and horticulture.

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