Capacity Building on Fish Value Addition: Processing Technologies, Food Safety, Business Development, and Gender Inclusion: A Focus on Women-Led Enterprises in Homa Bay and Migori Counties

Abstract

The overall objective of the training was to strengthen participants’ technical, entrepreneurial, and gender-responsive capacities to produce safe, high-quality, and market-ready fish products. The programme integrated practical application of improved fish smoking and solar drying technologies, food safety and quality assurance (including hygiene, GMPs, SOPs, packaging, labeling, and regulatory compliance), business development using the Business Model Canvas, and gender-transformative learning through the Gender Action Learning System (GALS). A blended, experiential learning approach was adopted, combining short theoretical sessions, hands-on processing, group discussions, peer learning, and visioning exercises.