According to the latest data from the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, the country’s yearly fish demand has increased to 700,000 tonnes, compared to 120,000 tonnes produced (KEMFRI).
To overcome the current shortage, the research agency estimates that the country will need to produce more than 100 million fingerlings each year to meet demand in the aquaculture sector.
Photo Courtesy Billund Aquaculture
This happened as the administration defended the purchase of Chinese fish products, claiming that it helped meet the increasing demand.
According to KEMFRI chief executive James Njiru, aquaculture farming was the only way the government could fulfill the increased demand.
According to him, the catch in various lakes is declining as more farmers turn to aquaculture, which is more productive and profitable as 90% of the total yearly fish catch in the country comes from fish caught from the lakes and oceans, and there is a need to meet the 500,000 tonnes deficit.
To that aim, he said the government has set aside Sh12 billion to build a state-of-the-art hatchery in Shimoni, on the Coast, to produce high-quality fingerlings.
We encourage food experts to review evidence on production gaps and explore end to end innovations that can act to improve productivity. The context in Africa is recipient to so much funding whose impact is yet to be seen or felt . Investing in solutions like this present workable hypotheses and even without so much data to support projected impact; there is the good vibe that facilitating acquisition of these modules for women; youth and disabled groups and giving them incentives to boost operations will in the medium-term, contribute effectively towards transforming the food situation in Africa . At https://www.pea-consultancy.com; we are in the process of developing collaborations focused on research within the foundations that drive innovations at ISM Africa and will engage them accordingly while piloting models within contexts; across Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf countries . Funding must be redirected to responsive programming and the innovations at ISM Africa are both responsive to needs and relevant to the problems we face today .
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