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By Jael Mboga | February 6th 2021 at 03:20:00 GMT +0300
The negative perception that farming is an old man’s game is one of the challenges facing Kenya’s agriculture development.
According to Agriculture Sector Network chairman Dr Bimal Kantaria, in the last two years agriculture has been one of the best performing sectors in the economy. Speaking on Spice FM, he attributed this to the previous year being characterized by adequate rainfall.
However, much as the Kenya agriculture sector seems to be developing, many are still not food secure. Each year, there will be parts of the country in dire need of relief food and dealing with the adverse effects of famine.
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Isaiah Gwengi |
February 3rd 2021 at 14:42:29 GMT +0300
FILE PHOTO: Fishermen prepare fish at Nyenye-Got Agulu beach in Bondo sub-county (Photo: Isaiah Gwengi)
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute has launched investigations into the mysterious deaths of fish in Lake Victoria.
This came as KEMFRI on Monday ruled out poisoning for the deaths of thousands of fish reported four days ago.
The first case was reported in Uganda about two weeks ago, after Nile perch and tilapia were found floating in huge numbers, causing panic and anxiety among local fish farmers and consumers.
On Saturday, fishermen raised alarm over a large number of dead fish floating on the waters, suspecting poisoning.
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By Isaiah Gwengi | February 4th 2021 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300
Fishermen prepare fish at Nyenye-Got Agulu beach in Bondo sub-county. The mysterious death of fish in Lake Victoria has caused panic among the fishermen as experts rule out poisoning. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard].
The Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KEMFRI) is investigating mysterious deaths of fish in Lake Victoria.
On Monday, KEMFRI ruled out poisoning, just days after dozens of fish were found dead.
The first cases were reported in Uganda, about two weeks ago, after Nile perch and tilapia were found floating on water.
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On Saturday, fishermen raised alarm over the large number of the fish that had been found dead saying this may have been caused by poisoning.