Strategic partnerships between the County Administration and SACCOs are crucial for empowering farmers and fostering sustainable agricultural development. The County Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperative Development held consultative meetings with Trans-Nation SACCO, Southern Star SACCO and Thamani SACCO to explore potential collaborations aimed at strengthening the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP). We

SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations) provide our businesspeople with essential avenues for financial inclusion, access to affordable credit, and enhanced collective bargaining power. Recognizing these critical benefits, the County Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Veterinary, and Cooperatives yesterday organized a comprehensive sensitization and capacity-building forum for leaders from 115 Boda Boda operator groups under the

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Veterinary Services dispatched an Intergovernmental Locust Surveillance and Control Team to effectively monitor and control locust infestations, thus protecting our farmers’ livelihoods and strengthening our agricultural resilience. The initiative is also supported by the International Red Locust Control Organization (IRLCO) and the State Department for Agriculture to promote food

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Veterinary Services, Fisheries, Cooperative Development, Water, Irrigation, Environment and Natural Resources hosted the Emergency Locust Response Project’s National Technical Advisory Committee (ELRP NTAC) in Kathwana where discussions were held on the project’s implementation progress, proposed irrigation sub-projects, Sustainable Land Management (SLM) initiatives, and the review of previous drought mitigation projects.

The County Government has increased selling centers for the last mile subsidized fertilizer to farmers through the official opening of the Ganga Ward-Kirumi fertilizer distribution store by CECM Njue Njagi alongside Ganga Ward MCA Lysbeth Gatiria. Constructed courtesy of KCEP-CRAL project, this new outlet gives farmers in Ganga and its environs increased access to subsidized

Construction works for the Kirumi Kia Munjari Irrigation Scheme Grading and Marketing Shed in Ganga Ward, Maara Sub County is now set to begin after the site was officially handed over to the contractor by the Small-Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project (SIVAP) team. CECM Njue Njagi, alongside area MCA Lysbeth Gatiria and National Government

The site for the construction of Kathwana Livestock Sale Yard was formally handed over to the contractor by the Small Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project (SIVAP) National Project Team in the presence of the County SIVAP Coordination Unit led by CECM Njue Njagi, and Igambangombe Deputy County Commissioner, Julius Too. The completion of this