AquaMnara: Building Resilience for Aquaculture Farmers

AquaMnara provides Kenyan aquaculture farmers with technical training, linkages to certified suppliers, and an e-voucher credit system to overcome financing gaps and environmental challenges. The initiative supports sustainable productivity, specifically targeting women through the provision of aquaculture cages and training, and has enabled individual farmers to expand operations and adopt solar-powered infrastructure.

• The aquaculture sector in Kenya faces significant underutilisation, with nearly half of the 66,337 ponds owned by 43,494 farmers remaining inactive.
• A $12 billion annual financing gap serves as a major barrier preventing fish farmers from accessing necessary resources.
• AquaMnara addresses sector challenges through a service suite that includes training in sustainable practices, connections to certified suppliers for feeds and fingerlings, and an e-voucher system for credit-based input acquisition.
• The Women in Aquaculture programme has provided 20 women with aquaculture cages and is piloting further training and input initiatives to counter economic exploitation and cultural restrictions.
• Individual farmers using AquaMnara's technical guidance and water quality tests have increased yields, allowing for the adoption of climate-resilient technology such as solar pumps.

APA

FSD Africa (2025). AquaMnara: Building Resilience for Aquaculture Farmers. https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/aquamnara-building-resilience-for-aquaculture-farmers/

Chicago

FSD Africa. AquaMnara: Building Resilience for Aquaculture Farmers. 2025. https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/aquamnara-building-resilience-for-aquaculture-farmers/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafrica2025aquamnara, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{AquaMnara: Building Resilience for Aquaculture Farmers}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/impact-stories/aquamnara-building-resilience-for-aquaculture-farmers/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }