Cabinet secretary for Agriculture Willy Bett addressing the press in Eldoret town on Saturday, January 6, 2017. [Photo/Elvanis Ronoh]
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Willy Bett has urged farmers from the region to practice fish farming.
He said they should come out of the norm that they can only plant maize and wheat but embrace fish farming.
“The sector is a major contributor to our food and nutrition security, income generation and employment to fish folks and those in related trade. As a ministry, our main objective is to increase fish production in the country by 10% annually to achieve a target of 450,000 MT by 2030. In this regard by reducing post-harvest losses and strengthening value addition for Kenya fish and fishery products,” he said in Eldoret town, Saturday.
“To achieve this we have constructed three Fish Inspection and Quality Assurance Laboratories and also constructed 4 mini fish processing factories at a cost of sh 250 million in Meru, Nyeri, Kakamega and Migori counties in order to minimize fish spoilage and enhance value addition,” he added.
He reiterated that the per capita fish consumption in Kenya is estimated to be about 4.5 kg and remains behind compared to our neighbors in East Africa, therefore, there is the need for increased production from our fish farms, lakes, and oceans to eradicate the need to import more fish.
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