Pastoralist communities and those living in arid and semi-arid areas will benefit from seeds and ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001372310/kenya-seed-varieties-ensure-food-nutrition-and-sufficiency">seedlings The pulses, cereal and fruit seeds and seedlings will be issued to at least 60,000 households within a month.

This as more than 200,000 households in 21 counties await the benefits of the project in the next month.

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The first batch of seedlings will be distributed to the counties of Turkana, West Pokot, Baringo, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit.

="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001326991/all-you-need-to-know-about-seed-propagation">Agriculture Speaking at the flagging off of the initiative at ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001369047/to-get-best-harvest-use-certified-seeds">Kilimo House< in Nairobi, she said the ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001362113/how-to-propagate-onion-seeds-in-the-nursery">project “To address the need for food and nutrition security in the areas, as well as income ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001382769/agency-unveils-seed-resistant-to-disease">generation<, the ministry through the coordination unit has planned to set up demonstrations for food crops including the kitchen garden and home based gardens, fodder production, irrigated agriculture as a Covid-19 response,” said the CAS.



The project has been funded by the Africa Development Bank, a grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme and the government.

In May, the Statet distributed potato seeds to six counties, aimed at raising the annual production level of ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/farmkenya/article/2001362579/student-invents-new-way-to-multiply-potato-seed">potatoes The move saw farmers in Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Bomet and Nyandarua counties get seeds and basic planting materials.