Kenya

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$15 Million to MSU-Led Fish Innovation Lab Extends Global Food Security Pursuits Through Aquatic Systems

Mississippi State University has received a five-year, up to $15 million extension for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish to address global food security challenges through aquatic food systems.

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Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems: Multisectoral Analysis of Determinants of Child Nutrition in Coastal Kenya

The Samaki Salama activity in Kenya has a new journal article in Frontiers. This study aimed to map the multidimensional determinants of fish food security and young child nutrition in four coastal communities of Kenya with a view toward designing a…

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Fish Innovation Lab Dives Into Research in East Africa to Improve Health and Sustainability

Watch this video to find out how eight Fish Innovation Lab activities in Kenya and Zambia have improved fishery sustainability, nutrition education, fish vaccine development, and more in East Africa.

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Video: How to Make a Sustainable Fish Trap |DIY|

Check out this new video featuring the modified fish trap developed by our Samaki Salama team. More durable materials plus an escape door for juvenile fish help small-scale fishers spend less money on repairs and support the long-term sustainability…

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The Fish Innovation Lab Goes to Kenya for Regional Partners Meeting

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish attended the 2023 Feed the Future Innovation Labs Regional Partners Meeting in Kenya. The meeting, which focused on systemic and innovative solutions for climate adaptation, food, and nutrition systems,…

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Kenyan Fisherman Improves His Livelihood and Family Wellbeing Through Modified Basket Traps and Training

Jamaa, a fisherman in his early 30s from the coastal region of Kenya, improved his fishing efforts after receiving fishing traps from the Samaki Salama activity. His livelihood and the wellbeing of his family have changed for the better thanks to…

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Samaki Salama: Helping a Grandmother in Kenya Provide Better Nutrition to her Granddaughter

Medza, a 74-year-old woman who lives in a village in Kenya, learns how to cook more nutritious meals for her young, growing granddaughter. Through a Samaki Salama nutrition educator and a cooking demonstration class by the research team, Medza now…

Image Alternative Text: Here, fishers are doing a biomass stock assessment training at Wasini Island, Kenya, by diving underwater to assess the fishery. (Photo by Remy Oddenyo, WCS)

Increasing Knowledge of Fisheries Status Through Community Stock Assessment Training

In Kenya, one activity is especially focused on maintaining a sustainable fishery. One way the Achieving Fisheries Sustainability in a Climate Sanctuary activity is accomplishing this is through stock assessment training to estimate fish stock…

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Nutrient Capture and Sustainable Yield Maximized by a Gear Modification in Artisanal Fishing Traps

Through the Samaki Salama and the Achieving Fisheries Sustainability in a Climate Sanctuary activities, a new publication is available, which highlights their joint research on coral reef artisanal fisheries and using modified fishing traps.

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WorldFish Partners with Norad to Develop Low-cost and Highly Nutritious Aquatic Feeds

In July 2022, WorldFish signed an agreement with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) to develop low-cost and highly nutritious aquatic feeds based on novel ingredients. The agreement will enable 5,000 smallholder aquatic food…