The Meals and Agriculture Group (FAO) and the Italian Company for Growth Cooperation (AICS) have donated gear value Sh1.65 million to 5 youth teams in agribusiness in Kisumu County.
The donation comprising two tricycles Dayun and three Honda motorbikes was issued to the beneficiaries as a part of Part I of the Modern Meals System challenge in the Lakeside County.
The programme seeks to assist and strengthen youth-led agribusiness enterprises to beat manufacturing challenges and enhance the meals methods in the world.
The beneficiaries had been drawn from teams dealing in poultry, aquaculture, vermiculture, and milk worth addition.
In keeping with David Makongo, a FAO official, the grant is geared in direction of fixing transport and entry to market challenges affecting the chosen teams.
“One of many main challenges for these teams was entry to the market forcing the enterprises to rent transport providers which straight impacts the price of manufacturing,” stated Makongo.
Whereas talking in the course of the handover occasion, Makongo famous that with the implementation of the initiative, meals methods in Kisumu’s rural-urban communities would enhance.
The programme additionally noticed the formation of the Meals Liaison Advisory Group (FLAG), info era, mapping meals methods and growing Kisumu County meals methods technique.
He stated the group has put aside grants to the tune of Sh7 million to assist 15 teams to reinforce their effectivity in manufacturing.
“FAO is eager on serving to the youth and girls to create employment and revenue alternatives,” Makongo noticed.
Talking on the occasion, the CECM in control of Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries Kenn Onyango urged the beneficiaries to make use of the farm gear successfully so as to add worth to the agricultural worth chain methods to spice up meals and vitamin safety within the County.
Other than this programme, the County can be implementing the just lately launched Kisumu County Youth in Agribusiness Technique 2022-2027 which envisions growing the variety of youths concerned in agriculture.
By Robert Ojwang’
Supply: kenyanews
