Public Service Week, Citizen Service Delivery Charters, KICC from 20th - 22nd August 2008.

Citizen Service Delivery Charters
20th - 22nd August 2008 KICC

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Fisheries Dev.

VISION
To be the regional leader in facilitation and delivery of efficient and effective services for a sustainable and prosperous livestock and fisheries sub-sector.

MISSION
To create a favourable legal framework for the sustainable development of the livestock and fisheries industry; and to provide support services that increase productivity, value addition and market access for the sub- sector products.

Functions
  1. Fisheries Policy

  2. Fishing Licensing

  3. Development of Marine Fisheries

  4. Development of Fresh Water Fisheries

  5. Commercialization, including formation of Co-operatives for Local Fishermen

  6. Promotion of Fish Quality Assurance, Value Addition and Export Market

  7. Licensing and Protection of Fisheries in Exclusive Economic Zone

  8. Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute


Fisheries
Kenya’s water resources of the Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria provide vast fishing potential. At present, deep sea fishing, prawn and trout farming are in their infancy but growing rapidly. Opportunities also exist in fish processing (filleting and fishmeal production), as well as fisheries-support infrastructure(refrigerated transport, cold storage, etc.).



Website further details: www.livestock.go.ke