Aquaculture Business Development Programme - ABDP

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Wednesday, 15th April, 2026

ABDP- ARNSA Project Completion Review Mission- Nyeri County

The ABDP IFAD NORAD-ARNSA mission team conducted field visits to two sites in Nyeri Central Sub County- Nyeri County; namely the Green Power Youth SHG and Rafizo Women Aquaculture Group as part of the project completion review mission. The visit assessed project outcomes and documented the impact of interventions implemented across the county under the programme.

A total of 339 beneficiaries were trained in fish value addition and aqua-business skills, comprising 291 farmers drawn from 9 aquaculture groups at sub-county level, 30 women organised into 3 trader groups, and 30 youth across 3 enterprise development groups.

2 schools, St, Alemano Special School and Sagana Primary School were established as aquaculture and nutrition demonstration hubs. The school-based systems produced 241 kg of fish and over 3,080 kg of vegetables from integrated kitchen gardens, directly improving dietary diversity and nutrition among learners.

3 women groups, Blessed Favored Aquaculture Integrated Women Group (Mathira West), Rafizo Women Aquaculture Group (Nyeri Central), and Gikondi Aquaculture Group (Mukurwe-ini), were equipped with fish value addition and marketing equipment. The groups have collectively marketed approximately 4,400 kg of fish products and participated in county-level exhibitions.

3 Smart Fish Kiosk sites were constructed in Nyeri Central, Othaya, and Mathira East. The kiosks are equiped with cold storage facilities, modern kitchen, and eatery facilities, have been allocated to youth groups and are awaiting operationalisation.

The project has laid a demonstrable foundation for sustainable and inclusive aquaculture development in the county, with recommendations made to operationalise the kiosks, up- scale school-based aquaculture development models, and strengthen extension services going forward.