Turkana County Executive for Trade, Gender, Youth Affairs, and Tourism, Roseline Aite, has stated that the blue economy sector has yet to be fully harnessed and that training would accelerate the entry of youth and women into the industry.
She was speaking during a three-day training on business growth and market access opportunities for fish products from Lake Turkana.
Coming at a time when the county is planning to put up a fish processing industry in Kalokol, the training is expected to create a critical mass of qualified persons to utilise the upcoming industrial infrastructure.
The training, led by TradeMark Africa and other partners through the support of the Mastercard Foundation, focused on fish trade policies, export standards requirements, market access and diversification, value addition and financial solutions, targeting individuals and groups in the blue economy sector.
