Kenyan commercial fish farmers will now have a wider market after the European Union gave the go ahead for them to export the produce into its market.
Previously, only fish from natural sources including lakes like Victoria were permitted to the EU market.
But the market is now open to the private sector amid the growing aquaculture agribusiness as fish ponds become more popular in most parts of the country.
Two months ago, the EU cleared Kenya to export farm fish and fish products into the region after close to a two-year ban.
In the last one week, experts in the aquaculture sector have been training trainers in Nakuru on the sanitary and other requirements for the international market.
The five-day meeting brought together 20 fish inspectors from different parts of the country.
A similar training targeting the dairy sector was running at another hotel, also aimed at boosting both local and international markets.
The trainings are part of the EU-funded Standards and Market Access Programme (SMAP) which is being implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido).
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