RCE Kakamega-Western Kenya - 2022

Hydroponic Farming with fish farming. Investment opportunities in Vihiga County
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Basic Information
Title of project : 
Hydroponic Farming with fish farming. Investment opportunities in Vihiga County
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Kakamega-Western Kenya
Contributing organization(s) : 
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kaimosi Friends University
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Dr. Nurwin Fozia
Organizational Affiliation: 
Kaimosi University
E-mail: 
nfozia@kafu.ac.ke
Format of project: 
Powerpoint
Language of project: 
English
Date of submission:
Update
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
Yes
Aquafarming techniques
At what level is the policy operating?: 
Subnational
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Africa and Middle East
Country: 
Kenya
Location(s): 
Vihiga County
Address of focal point institution for project: 
Kaimosi Friends University
Ecosystem(s):
Agricultural, Forest, Fresh water, Wetlands
Target Audience:
Community, Higher, Youth (Informal)
Women
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Very high poverty levels of 30% with unemployment at 50%. education level is mostly at basic education and as such the people are poor. the area is near a tropical rain forests at the brink of human intervention and without serious intervention the Kaimosi forest will be damaged. many flora and fauna indigenous to the forest are now extinct.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
Most farming is not sustainable and is subsistence leading to food insecurity. by bringing in the this farming techniques, most of the people will be having some form of income and better lifestyle and nutritional levels will also improve. poverty being high they need support in investment of water harvesting techniques.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
January, 2022 to December, 2027
Rationale: 
We need policies governing hydroponic farming, use of nutrients in hydroponic farming, water harvesting and reusability policies and value addition and distribution of value added products through the downstream supply chain. value addition shall ensure that there is no waste in the food supply chain while maintaining nutritional value and increasing economic stability of users and creating jobs.
Objectives: 
To ensure proper water harvesting and use
to ensure food security
to create value addition in the food supply chain
Activities and/or practices employed: 
Agripreneurship, water recycling, food value addition, job creation, sustainable land and water use
Size of academic audience: 
4
Results: 
The tests of a farm have shown that this is possible and can be taken further and even commercialized. the farmer has use local resources and as such they have the skills to learn some more and then the project is expanded.
Lessons learned: 
Water storage is an issue as costs can be high. this was mitigated by learning about natural water aeration in the field. to reuse the water more.
Key messages: 
The project can be replicated and create food secure places. itis with such simple solutions that food security and food sovereignty can be achieved in the long run.
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
Nope
Funding: 
None
References and reference materials: 
PDF icon Investment opportunities 2.pdf
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere 
Direct
SDG 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 
Direct
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 
Direct
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Direct
SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 
Direct
SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all 
Direct
SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation 
Direct
SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries 
Direct
SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 
Direct
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
Theme
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Agriculture 
Direct
Curriculum Development 
Direct
Ecotourism 
Indirect
Forests/Trees 
Indirect
Plants & Animals 
Direct
Waste 
Indirect
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
Yes
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes