Fish from Kenyan ponds can now access the European market after the government reached an agreement with the European Union, the deputy director of fisheries in Siaya, David Mboya has said.
And Mboya is now challenging the youth to venture into aquaculture to take advantage of the newfound overseas market to improve their livelihood.
Speaking during the Siaya County fish farmer's linkage forum held at Simenya in Ugunja subcounty, the director said that the new agreement includes tilapia as one of the products to be exported. "Our farmed fish can now access markets in Europe.
Remember that earlier, it was only Nile perch from Lake Victoria that was exported, but under this agreement, our tilapia from the fish ponds will also be exported," he said during the forum that was organized by the Youth In Sustainable Agriculture (YISA).
