Agri-Nutrition Conference

The ongoing lake region Agri Nutrition forum in Kisumu is one of the most important conferences seeking to push for nutrition prioritization and eradication of malnutrition in Kenya. The commitment by the current government to completely eradicate malnutrition in the next five years inspires hope among nutrition stakeholders that a lasting solution can be found
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Cone gardening changing the lives of Women Living with Disabilities in Kisumu

Food security among persons living with disabilities is critical in enabling the development of local, sustainable, and resilient urban food systems. Meet Madam Caroline a beneficiary of the cone garden from Kisumu West Sub County who outlines the benefits she has reaped since the establishment of a cone garden in her homestead. Caroline admits that
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Promoting Employment Opportunities and Agriprenuership among Youth and Women in East Africa

Youths and Women in Agribusiness drawn from Kisumu, Siaya and Kakamega Counties today converged for a 3-day training on Business Development Services Program held at the Acacia Hotel in Kisumu Courtesy of Food and Agriculture Organization. The project dubbed Promoting Employment Opportunities and Agriprenuership among Youth and Women, funded by Japan Government and being implemented
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Farmers In Kisumu Receive Poultry Equipment and Feeds

Poultry farmers in Kisumu received bags of chick feeds and an assortment of poultry equipment last Friday at the Kisumu East Agriculture Sub County Office. The equipment include: chicken feeding tray, drinkers, feeders, syringes, dropers, disinfectants, gloves, dewormers, multi vitamin, ply wood sheets and automated drinkers and pipes. While the feeds comprised chick mash and
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Boosting Nutrition and Food Security through Innovative Kitchen Gardens in Kisumu

Kisumu County is leaving nothing to chance in ensuring food self sufficiency in the city by establishing innovative kitchen gardens in every underutilized space in the urban and peri – urban institutions in the County to enhance food production. So far 7 schools, 11 health facilities, Persons Living with Disabilities, Cancer patients under the Cancer
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Kisumu Women Street Food Vendors Receive Umbrella Shades and Aprons under the Green Cities Initiative

Today the Kisumu women street food vendors are the beneficiaries of the shade umbrellas and two aprons each that will cushion them from the harsh vagaries of weather and boost their hygiene standards while doing business. Coupled with the trainings they underwent on matters food safety and quality management held in the pilot areas; Kondele,
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Complementing Fish Production with Kitchen Gardening for Nutritional Diversity

Today, Kisumu County fisheries sector set up a model kitchen garden at Mr. Henry Arume’s farm, a member of Sidika Smallholder Aquaculture Group (SAG) situated North Kisumu aquaculture development area in Kisumu West Sub County. The model farm comprises drip lines, conical garden and vertical garden. The farm will be used for demonstration purposes and
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Development of Nutrition Education Strategy and Materials Workshop through Kisumu Food System Lab

A multi-stakeholder forum comprising representatives from County departments of Health and Agriculture, CBOs and CSOs attended a two-day workshop from yesterday to discuss the planned interventions for Kisumu Food System Lab with a bias on nutrition education awareness within the informal settlements, convened by Alliance Biodiversity International and CIAT under the project Healthy Food Africa.
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The Annual Review Workshop on ABDP Activities FY 2021/22

Stakeholders dealing in fish production from Kisumu County converged at a workshop under the Aquaculture Business Development Program (ABDP) to review the activities, challenges faced during implementation and way forward for the next phase at the Golf Hotel in Kakamega. The stakeholders brought on board included: County fisheries docket, Fish farmers, Captain feeds, Aquaculture Ban,
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