Government secures funding to train farmers on safe food production

The International Agricultural Development Fund (IFAD) Director of Independent evaluation office Oscar Garcia (third from left) and his delegation from Rome admiring a cabbage shamba at Muruka village , Kirinyaga county when the IFAD projects were being evaluated The shamba owner is a beneficiary of the funds from the organisation.PHOTO;Munene Kamau/standard

Kenya has won the support of the Danish Government and the European Union (EU) to roll out a five-year programme to train farmers on safe food production. The offer comes at a time when the country is suffering from rising cases of food-related diseases owing to poor handling, driven by loopholes in the food value chain.

Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) acting Chief Executive Charles Nyawade said the Agriculture Financing Initiative (AgriFi) food safety programme will be supported by EU to the tune of Sh572 million.