Genetic & breeding

Genetic and breeding department
Promotes and improves aquaculture genetic strains and species and develop standards for brood stock and seeds in aquaculture.
Functions
(i) Promote and improve aquaculture genetic strains and species;
(ii) Develop standards for brood stock and seeds in aquaculture
(iii) Maintain a register of aquaculture establishments
(iv) Coordinate issuance of live fish movement permits
(v) Inspect and approve fish brood and seed hatcheries
(vi) Promote gene bank, germplasm and quarantine technologies
(vii) Monitor and provide technical support to certified hatcheries
(viii) Enforce legislation on hatcheries registration
(ix) Maintain gene bank and germ-plasm
(x) Promote responsible aquaculture breeding practices and
(xi) Collect and analyze aquaculture breeding information.

The Department of Genetic and Breeding has the following three (3) Divisions:

(i) Warm Water Genetic and Breeding;

(ii) Cold Water Genetic and Breeding; and

(iii) Mariculture Genetic and Breeding.

List of Approved Farms to export to European Union

1.	Zaina Falls Trout Gardens C/o Malewa Gorge Ltd	Nyeri
2.	Jafi Enterprises	Kakamega
3.	Lucy Park	Kiambu
4.	Kalimoni Fish Farm	Kiambu
5.	Pegi Farm	Kiambu
6.	Paradise Fish Farm	Nairobi
7.	Pwani Fish Farm and hatchery, Mtwapa	Kilifi
8.	Kamuthanga Fish Farm	Machakos
9.	Jacklyne Sungu, Bumula	Bungoma
10.	Elgon Fish Farm	Trans Nzoia
11.	Gakuine Farm, Imenti North	Meru
12.	Prof. Mutema Farm-Buuri	Meru
13.	Moses Muriuki Muruhu Farm, Imenti South	Meru
14.	Cosmas Barasa	Bungoma
15.	Green Algae Highland Fish Farm	Kirinyaga
16.	Emmick Enterprises	Kirinyaga
17.	Mwea Aquafish Farm	Kirinyaga
18.	Ornamental Aqua Fish Farm	Kirinyaga
19.	Makindi Fish Farm	Muranga
20.	Gerald Mbogo	Embu
21.	EEPO Fish Farm, Ishiara	Embu
22.	Kinwa Fish Farm	Tharaka Nithi
23.	Kithima Fish Farm	Tharaka Nithi
24.	East Africa (E.A) Fish Farm Co. Ltd	Tharaka Nithi
25.	Lengenet Farm, Rongai	Nakuru
26.	Pillar Farm	Nakuru
27.	Olerai Fish Farm	Narok
28.	Albanus Nyabuto Omwamba	Kisii
29	Njonjo Nganga Farm C/o Sun Flower Gardens	Kajiado
30.	Jewlet Enterprises, Kendubay	Homabay
31.	Victory farms	Homa bay
32.	Rio Holdings	Homa Bay
33.	Mabro fish farm	Siaya
34.	Trufena Farm	Siaya
35.	Ben Ohanga Farm	Siaya

Hatcheries/Training Centres

1.National Aquaculture Research and Training Centre, Sagana, Kirinyaga County;

2.Trout Hatchery and Fish Farm, Kiganjo, Nyeri County.

3.Kabonyo Regional Fish Farm, Kisumu County