The Nyamira county deputy officer in charge of fish farming in the county Samson Kidera has said that the government has continued to give support to the fish farmers in the county.
Kidera said that the county of Nyamira is showing a very positive outcome in fish farming and that they are currently standing at an 80 percent growth rate in the fish production.
He said farmers have also benefited a lot by getting good fingerlings for the production level noting that every farmer received 1, 000 fingerlings for their fishponds and 4 bags of subsidised feeds per fish pond.
He added that these were given to both groups and individual fish farmers in the county and also schools.
Kidera said that they attained the target of 400 fish ponds across the county and that the Abagusii community has a good climate and enough water to sustain the farming and that he was impressed with the way the community had embraced the farming.
“We have various challenges that come along with fish farming but our office is in control and we offer training to fish farmers,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of fish farmers, Lily Kerubo said that they have benefited a lot from the fish production urging other residents to take up the challenge noting that it can be done from their homesteads.