Domitila Kyule

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) · Department of Fishery

Fish and fish products have high nutritional value and are important in supplementing human diet. Fish products have little or no cholesterol and saturated fat, but instead have omega 3 and low-fat content essential for human health. Despite the high nutritional value of fish products, their consumption is hindered significantly by setbacks such as...

Climate change is the greatest environmental threat while the rapidly developing aquaculture sector is an anthropogenic activity that results into the emissions of greenhouse gases. However, despite the threat from climate change, aquaculture is becoming more eminent in food production systems, where it stands to guarantee high fish production. The...

Training of trainers (ToT) on KMFRI Fish value added products, reaching out to communities for empowerment

Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed by sound on-farm feed management practices. This paper auditsKenya’sfish feed industry and the on-going on-farm feed management pra...

Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed by sound on-farm feed management practices. This paper audits Kenya's fish feed industry and the ongoing on-farm feed management pr...

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture has been faced by challenges of prolific breeding and early maturity of mixed-sex tilapia that can be solved by the culture of all-male tilapia. A study was conducted to compare the growth performance, survival and condition factor of genetically male tilapia (GMT), sex-reversed tilapia (SRT) and mixed-s...

Development of Technologies for Improving Productivity of Aquaculture in Kenya (DTIPAK)

The profitability of commercial fish farming operation is of paramount importance to all farmers. However, farmers must have access to well-balanced and cost effective feeds coupled with optimal on-farm feed management practices as a prerequisite to profitable production. This paper presents an audit of the current status of the Kenyan fish feed...

The profitability of commercial fish farming operation is of paramount importance to all farmers. However, farmers must have access to well-balanced and cost effective feeds coupled with optimal on-farm feed management practices as a prerequisite to profitable production. This paper presents an audit of the current status of the Kenyan fish feed in...

Post harvest losses in fish are one of the major challenges to food security in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, consumers in rural areas consume fresh fish due to limited and/or lack of knowledge on other alternative fish products. In an effort to contribute towards addressing the issue of limited alternatives on fish value added products and deterio...

growing gap in national fish supply, as wild fish catches continue to decline. In order to balance the shortfall between fish production and high increase in demand, the Kenyan government drafted a fiscal policy measure in the form of Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) to stimulate economic growth in the industry. Despite increased aquaculture adoptio...

Kenya has a great potential for aquaculture growth by producing additional volumes of fish to fill the growing gap in national fish supply, as wild fish catches continue to decline. In order to balance the shortfall between fish production and high increase in demand, the Kenyan government drafted a fiscal policy measure in the form of Economic Sti...