40,000 Kenyan farmers to benefit from Sh600 million agroecological project

IFAD country director to Kenya Mariatu Kamara and Rashid Khatar secretary administration in Kenya's state department for agricultural during the launch of the European Union grant to the KCEP-CRAL soul/ILSA action. [Olivia Odhiambo/Courtesy]

The government, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has rolled out a program seeking to empower at least 40,000 smallholder farmers from six counties on modern agroecological practices to boost production in Kenya.

Under this project, smallholder farmers will receive certified assorted seeds, fertilizer, agro-ecological inputs and services, soil testing, and post-harvest materials.