Fish tanks/Photo Courtesy

Farmers embrace aquaponics farming in Vihiga

Vihiga County farmers have embraced the aquaponics farming, which involves the integration of fish farming and crop production, to promote food production in the region. The project being supported by the Vihiga county government and other strategic partners is taking root in the region following the establishment of a modern system at Kaimosi Friends Vocational…

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vihiga farmers during the Tunza project sensitization forums/Photo Courtesy

45 farmer groups set for Tunza project in Vihiga

Forty-five farmer groups have been selected to participate in the first phase of the TUNZA Project, an initiative funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Vihiga County. This follows a sensitization and application process that attracted at least 375 groups of farmers during a vetting conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries…

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Vihiga Governor Ottichillo flags off the distribution of fish feeds to farmers/Photo Courtesy

Vihiga Aquaculture boosted as NORAD donates 3,600 bags of fish feed

Fish farmers in Vihiga County have received a major boost following the distribution of 3,600 bags of fish feed donated by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Advancing Resilient Nutrition Sensitive Aquaculture Project (ARNSA). The initiative, implemented under the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural…

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Vihiga county executive committee member in charge of Agriculture and cooperatives Mr.Julius Maruja addressing members.Photo by Godfrey Wamalwa

Vihiga trains coffee farmers to comply with EU market compliance, revive coffee farming

Vihiga County Government has launched a training and sensitization drive to help coffee farmers comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a move aimed at safeguarding the county’s largest export market. The exercise coordinated by Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) Coffee Directorate and Kenya Forest Service, was held through the Directorates of Agriculture and…

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 Vihiga Dairy farmers rebel against county interference in cooperative leadership

Farmers associated with the Vihiga Dairy Cooperative Society have expressed strong opposition to the Vihiga County Government’s attempts to impose new managerial and accounting personnel upon their organization. This contention escalated during a meeting held at the cooperative’s premises, convened by county cooperative officials with the stated aim of briefing members on proposed leadership transitions….

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CS Oparanya distributes free coffee seedling to Vihiga Coffee farmers to revive coffee farming in the County

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, Wickliffe Oparanya yesterday distributed coffee seedlings in Vihiga County in an effort by the government to revive the coffee farming in the area, support smallholder farmers with resources, training, and financial assistance. Speaking at a farmers’ sensitization forum at Ebukanga Polytechnic in Vihiga,…

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