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14 December 2023
  Sylvester Wazome is a trailblazing young pasture farmer from Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, who, through the Livestock Feed Commercialization Project, has become a role model to other young farmers in Mwakireru village, in Taita Taveta County. The Livestock Feed Commercialization Project is an initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture...
01 December 2023
  The Danish Government signed co-financing commitment letter to a GCF project to invest together with GCF, Kenya Government, FAO and Kenyan banks to support locally led actions in building climate resilience in Kenyan’s agriculture sectors. FAO submitted the draft proposal for a transformative Green Climate Fund project that stands to benefit...
30 November 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the County Government of Turkana and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya, organized a field day for small scale producers. During the occasion, FAO distributed technical equipment to local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).  Held...
16 November 2023
Nairobi – In response to the Kenya Meteorological Department's projection of heavy rainfall and elevated risk of Rift Valley fever (RVF) during the upcoming October-November-December 2023 season, the Zoonotic Disease Unit (ZDU), with support from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), initiates a response to enhance RVF preparedness...
10 November 2023
    Jenifer Limakeris, a resilient 37-year-old mother of seven, has undergone transformation from a life of societal constraints to becoming an entrepreneur in her community. Thanks to the transformative impact of the Women Economic Empowerment through Climate Smart Agriculture project. Born and brought up in the remote hills of West Pokot County,...