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Here's how sustainable fish farming is helping Kenyan communities

In Kenya, small-scale fish farming combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security for smallholder farmers, reports Mongabay.

In Kenya, small-scale fish farming combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security for smallholder farmers, reports Mongabay. Image: REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

David Njagi
Freelance Contributor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Japheth Nthiga at his fish pond in central Kenya. fish farming
Japheth Nthiga raises tilapia and catfish in fish ponds on his farm in central Kenya. Image: Mongabay/David Njagi
Onshore fish farming is a form of agroecology.
Onshore fish farming is a form of agroecology. Image: Alexey Demidov via Pexels

View of Japheth Nthiga’s fish pond in central Kenya. fish farming
Trees in an agroforestry system drop food into Japheth Nthiga’s fish ponds in central Kenya. Image: Mongabay/David Njagi

A working paper by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) said fish farming encourages agroforestry, too, by irrigating the trees, which in turn help in preventing soil erosion and creating microclimates, among other benefits.
A working paper by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) said fish farming encourages agroforestry, too, by irrigating the trees, which in turn help in preventing soil erosion and creating microclimates, among other benefits. Image: Mongabay/David Njagi
Japheth Nthiga works in his agroecology-based vegetable patch. fish farming
Japheth Nthiga works in his agroecology-based vegetable patch. Image: Mongabay/David Njagi

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