Govt. Policy and Regulatory

CBPP mortality rates can reach up to 50% in affected herds.

Speakers emphasised that diagnostics are the backbone of effective surveillance.

Feed typically accounts for 60–70 % of total production costs for poultry and livestock producers.

With the new National Blue Economy Strategy 2025–2030, kenya aims to increase fish production to more than 450,000 metric tonnes.

This will be a 0.3% increase from the previous fishing season.

The move underscores the country’s reliance on imported feed grains and highlights the need for strengthened domestic production and biosecurity measures.

Industry stakeholders say the change could raise feed costs by around 3–6%.

Multi-mycotoxin contamination continues to pose a major challenge for global feed production, according to the 2025 Global Mycotoxin Report

The initiative is addressing feed shortages and high production costs, including research into alternative feed sources such as black soldier fly larvae, and is supporting sustainable growth.

The transition of the fishmeal industry from land to sea represents a significant shift in the regional “blue economy” landscape, carrying profound fiscal and environmental implications.