Broll: Supporting aquaculture in Kenya

FAO and the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) support support aquaculture programs in Kenya which aim to: increase local production of quality fish to fulfil local and regional demand, and in so doing create decent employment opportunities for young women and men (to improve their income and access to food). FAO provides training and support to improve production in the aquaculture value chain (e.g. fish hatcheries, nursing farms, grow out, marketing). Characters featured are Joyce Makaka, of JAFI Farm in Kakamega, including the approx.20 young people she has supported establishing business and finding employment, and the owners of Ornamental Fish Aqua Farm and Green Algae Highland Fish Farm in Kirinyaga.

LOCATIONS: Kakamega County, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
SHOT: April 2017

Jafi Fish Farm, Kakamega County, Kenya
0:00 – 1:20 Arriving on the Farm - Fish farm establishing shots of Joyce Makaka walking to her fish ponds
1:21 – 2:42 Farmyard Activities - Joyce feeding chickens and other poultry on her farm
2:43 – 4:24 Fish feeding - Joyce and fish farm workers feeding pellets to Tilapia and Catfish
4:25 – 6:46 Selecting Fish - Employees on JAFI fish farm selecting young Tilapia.
6:47 – 8:38 Fish Laboratory - Injecting female Catfish with hormone to improve the release off fish eggs
8:39 – 10:04 Fish Hatchery - Removing female Catfish eggs, mixing with male Catfish sperm and placing on floating trays to hatch
10:05 – 12:02 Sorting Fish - Separating Tilapia males and females and sorting fish size
12:03 – 13:56 Cleaning - Cleaning tanks full of Catfish, and moving adult Catfish to the new tank
13:57 – 14:42 Predators - Capturing a Monitor Lizard, one of the main threats to the fish farm as they can eat over 10 fish a day
14:43 – 15:53 Harvesting – Removing Tilapia and Catfish and preparing them for sale
15:54 – 17:12 Fish Sales - Preparing Tilapia fingerlings for sale, and giving to a customer on the farm
17:13 – 18:03 Fish Meal - Preparing and cooking Tilapia for eating

Green Algae Highland Fish Farm, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
18:04 – 21:18 Fish Cooking – Preparing Tilapia at a road side restaurant near William Kiama’s Farm
21:19 – 24:14 Fish feeding – feeding ornamental fish and Catfish, including shots from within the water
24:15 – 26:39 Pond visit – Visiting ponds on a neighbors plot of land, and the livestock (pigs, chicken) that she has.
26:40 – 28:03 Fish Sales – Frozen fish sales, preparation, weighing
28:04 – 30:21 Tilapia Eggs – Harvesting eggs from female Tilapia mouth

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