By Agwanda Saye
Co-Chairs Governor, Prof. Anyang Nyong’o, CS National Treasury, Hon. John Mbadi and Eng. Festus K. Ng’eno PS for Environment and Climate Change during the Project Steering Committee meeting in Nairobi
Kisumu County Governor Prof.Anyang’ Nyong’o as Co-Chair of the Project Steering Committee for the USD 49.9M Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) led, Transforming Livelihoods through Climate-Resilient, Low-Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains (TUNZA) Project alongside Finance Cabinet Secretary FCPA John Mbadi held their inaugural meeting and officially set the transformative initiative in motion.
The project is expected to directly benefit over 573,000 people across the bloc, with impact expanding even further through 2030 and beyond. In partnership with the Green Climate Fund, the Governments of Kenya and Denmark.
“The FAO TUNZA Project will drive climate-smart, low-carbon agricultural value chains across our region,” Governor Nyong’o said.
He added that they reviewed the governance structure, endorsed the inception report and approved the annual work plan laying a strong foundation for real and measurable impact.
“Through this initiative, we aim to strengthen food security, build climate resilience and empower over 63,000 smallholder farmers through Farmer Field Schools, Cooperative models, climate-smart technologies and gender-responsive approaches,” Governor Nyong’o further said.
Present during the function were ; FAO Kenya Representative Ms. Farayi Zimudzi, Assistant FAO Representative Hamisi M. Williams, the Royal Danish Embassy, and other national and regional leaders committed to Sustainable Agriculture.
The County Government of Kisumu through fellow Lake Region Economic Block (LREB) Counties continues to face growing climate change impacts that threaten livelihoods and food security.
