Meeting with Fisheries went well. They may be able to sell us some fingerlings (5Ksh each) and do some training for our widows at zero cost (except transportation and lunch). I also now have a contact with the big private fish farmer in Kisumu called Dominion. Kakamega needs a processing plant, hatchery. But getting land is hard here as it is all parcelled into tiny farms. Also there is no fish farm education in local schools or university and no laboratory for fish health.
This makes me think that Kakamega is ripe for an investor to come in and set up shop. It is bound to happen soon. The critical mass of tiny fish farmers like ours is approaching. They demand supplies, feed and fingerlings. Fish prices are high because demand cannot be met.
For now I will see if we cannot get our widows better trained and supplied. Ideally we would have bigger farms so that our ponds could be bigger (at least 300m2)
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