Explore foundational articles documenting the Month 18 Kisumu assembly, KMFRI partnership with Siaya County, Got Osimbo ground-breaking ceremony, Makerere site surveys, and the CIIMAR kick-off.
Foundation Story
Partners gathered in Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria to inaugurate the Got Osimbo Living Lab, inspect solar raceway installations, and review progress across all 8 Work Packages.
A formal MoU was signed between KMFRI, INNOECOFOOD, and Siaya County Government to establish joint research protocols and youth empowerment in Lake Victoria cage farming.
Local community members, village elders, and fish farmers welcomed INNOECOFOOD researchers during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Siaya County Living Lab.
Site selection surveys led by Makerere University researchers evaluated water access, grid reliability, and farmer accessibility for the mini-living lab in Uganda.
The official kickoff meeting of the EU Horizon Europe INNOECOFOOD project took place at CIIMAR headquarters in Matosinhos, Portugal, launching a 4-year joint research initiative.