Latest Updates
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The scholarship will help me achieve my dreams, says a trainee mechanic
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Presentation of 022/2023 project annual procurement and work plan by NPCU
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Training of Matuga and Kinango sub-counties management committees on procurement and financial management
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Preparation of 2022/23 FY Performance Contract for KEMFSED Project
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Assisting the community in pond preparation and collection of wild seeds for stocking by the Mariculture team
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Induction of Fisheries Observers (from KMFRI and KeFS) on observer guidelines and data collection.
Welcome to Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED)
Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-economic Development (KEMFSED) is a project facilitated by the Government of Kenya jointly with the World Bank. The project targets five (5) counties which are along riparian (Indian Ocean) namely; Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu.
Project Development Objective
To improve management of priority fisheries and mariculture and increase access to complementary livelihood activities in coastal communities.
Know Who We Are
Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED)
The Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED) project is implemented by Government of Kenya, through the State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries with support from the World Bank. The project duration is 2020-2025 with funding worth KSH10 billion.
KEMFSED supports the country in its efforts to leverage emerging opportunities in the Blue Economy.
KEMFSED
Project Components
Component 1
Strengthen Capacity in Governance and Management of Marine Fisheries
Component 2
Coastal Community Empowerment and Livelihoods
Component 3
Project Management
Priority Fisheries
Enhancing Livelihoods
Success Stories
The scholarship will help me achieve my dreams, says a trainee mechanic
Joseph Yaa Kahindi is the firstborn in a family of five. He is the son of a widower, a fisherman in Mtwapa, Kilifi County.
Joseph says his father is hardworking, but he can no longer make enough money from fishing to provide for the family. He struggles to keep the children in school and meet their basic needs.
Induction of Fisheries Observers (from KMFRI and KeFS) on observer guidelines and data collection
The project under Component 1, Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) inducted Fisheries Observers (from KMFRI and KeFS) on observer guidelines and data collection.
Assisting the community in pond preparation and collection of wild seeds for stocking by the Mariculture team
Under Component 1, the project is supposed to capacity-build mariculture farmers in finfish and shellfish production.
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Project Activity Highlights
KEMFSED
Uvuvi House – This will House State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Blue Economy SDFA&BE, KeFS, Kenya Fish Marketing Authority, Kenya Fish Levy Trust fund, etc.
Refurbishment of county offices -Identifying needs and gaps inhibiting growth of investment in marine fisheries and aquaculture in the counties.
Landing Sites – Infrastructure development enhancing investment in marine fisheries and aquaculture in the Project counties.
Strategic Partners
KEMFSED
KEMFSED has formed strategic partnerships with four commercial enterprises implementing aquaculture or contract farming schemes to provide technical assistance to smallholder producers improve their access to markers
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Strategic Partners
KEMFSED has formed strategic partnerships with four commercial enterprises implementing aquaculture or contract farming schemes to provide technical assistance to smallholder producers improve their access to markers
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