Critical Aspects of Aquafeed Value Chain in the Kenyan Aquaculture Sector- A Review

This article reviews critical aspects of the aquafeed value chain in Kenyan aquaculture sector. Aquaculture production Kenya has grown steadily recent years, to more than 18,000 tons 2019. Due growing demand for fish and products, there been a gradual shift from extensive semi-intensive moderately intensive systems, leading an increased high quality commercial feeds. The current annual feed is estimated at 34,000 tons. It lack sufficient high-quality local that created market importers, which currently 7,000 annually. However, imported expensive most farmers, low production. Local through home-based formulation should be driven by farmers contain rising cost Most cottage manufacturers produce mash, crumbles or sinking pellets because they extruder making floating pellets, hence need control aqua-feed Fish producers are weakly covered financial services providers, inability compete effectively with other chains. paper outlines five key actors marketing. These include; raw material (ingredients) suppliers, (feed formulators), distributors/wholesalers, retailers, customers who farmers. We recommend intensification using locally available materials reduce importation. will ensure long term economic ecological sustainability There favourable policies lower importation rates as way boosting availability additional resources inputs.