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New financing to enable farmers protect harvest

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Maize farms at Wei Wei irrigation scheme in Sigor, West Pokot County on September, 2022. The scheme is slowly changing the income of residents since its establishment. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, and Trans Nzoia are the three counties where the government will pilot a commodity-based financing model targeting farmers, aiming to increase credit uptake.

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