Seaweed farming was first introduced in Kenya in 2008 and has expanded rapidly to cover 20 villages, David Mirera, a scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), said.

Seaweed farming was first introduced in Kenya in 2008 and has expanded rapidly to cover 20 villages, David Mirera, a scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), said.

Villages on Kenya's coast have shifted from farming cassava and maize to seaweed as the effects of climate change make it harder to make a living from the land, reflecting a trend of adaptation ...

Kibuyuni village, a seaside village of 2,500 people holds Kenya's first ever seaweed model farm. The farm was established by Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute helped in 2012.

The farm is the largest employer in our county. Employing about 3000 people and housing a community of over 8000 people, all working and living on this 30,000 acre farm.

Professor Carlos Duarte, lead author and Chief Scientist of Oceans 2050, emphasized the study’s broader implications: "Seaweed farming offers a scalable, nature-based solution for carbon removal ...

Seaweed farming was first introduced in Kenya in 2008 and has expanded rapidly to cover 20 villages, David Mirera, a scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), said.

Seaweed farming was first introduced in Kenya in 2008 and has expanded rapidly to cover 20 villages, David Mirera, a scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), said.

Seaweed farming was first introduced in Kenya in 2008 and has expanded rapidly to cover 20 villages, David Mirera, a scientist at the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), said.