Nyanza and Western region Fisheries research centre is in the process of putting up a modern fish hatchery that will increase the production of fingerlings from the current 200,000 to 1 million per month.
The construction of the hatchery which is being done by the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Institute and will be completed by the end of the year.
KEMFRI regional Assistant Director Paul Orina said that the facility was initiated 23 years ago and will meet the ever rising demand of cage fish farmers in parts of Rift Valley too.
"The hatchery will ensure that the production and supply of fish increases in Nyanza and other regions," he said.
With many farmers opting out of the traditional land-based fish farming to cages and other innovative methods, Dr Orina projected the increase in aquaculture production by 20 percent.
He said KEMFRI had proved that facing out the current production of fingerlings in ponds and static water tanks which are placed in the open, would help address climate change against rising food insecurity through the blue economy concept.
Mr Javans Omondi, a Suba farmer in HomaBay County lauded the move by KEMFRI to construct the hatchery saying fingerling production was a costly venture for farmers.
Mr Omondi who is currently undergoing training at the centre urged farmers to get their seed from the centre saying it was quality seed.