Samaky Hub

Proscovia is the Founder of Samaky Hub, a social enterprise that offers consulting services to fish farmers and organisations working with them throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Proscovia, who is personally familiar with the challenges faced by women in the industry, founded Samaky Hub to support women in aquaculture and small-scale fish farmers. The organisation is the sister company of Ressect, an enterprise co-founded by Proscovia that farms Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae as an alternative sustainably-sourced protein for fish feed formulation.

Proscovia attended the One Young World Summit in Manchester, 2022. She was a panellist on building resilient and sustainable agriculture systems and was inspired by her experience to encourage her fellow young leaders in Kenya to apply to attend.

Since its inception, Samaky Hub has provided training to 200 fish farmers, focusing on aquaculture management, best farming practices, value addition, environmental impact mitigation, business management, and financial literacy. Furthermore Ressect has trained 150 farmers on insect farming, resulting in five farmers establishing their own farm colonies. Additionally, with Ressect, Proscovia offers farmers the opportunity to purchase insect larvae for animal feed, reducing fish feed costs by up to 37%. Proscovia's vision goes beyond provision; she's working to create a circular business model where Ressect and Samaky Hub collaborate to offer sustainable and affordable protein diets, including buying back insect protein from the farmers they work with.

“I got an opportunity to speak on stage at the Summit about my work with other leaders who are trying to make a change, that was an amazing and exciting opportunity for me. I also enjoyed networking with like-minded individuals who are trying to create a change in their community and learning about their stories. Despite us coming from very diverse backgrounds and very diverse industries, it really showed me how people are committed.”