Excitement as Kisumu Cotton Farmers Receive Farm Equipment
Wednesday, 02 August 2023
Today, the CECM for Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Kenn Onyango presided over the handing over of farm Equipment to the Nyando Farmers Cooperative Society . The farm equipment which include two motorbikes, three oil pressing machines and cotton gene will go along way in boosting trade, transport and business courtesy of the Agriculture
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Kisumus MSN to perpetuate Nutrition Gains.
Tuesday, 01 August 2023
By Lorraine Anyango Pomp, style, and a comprehensive exhibition of nutrition interventions carried out in the last two years marked the close of the USAID Advancing Nutrition project in Kisumu County. The project which had four objectives of increased advocacy, resource mobilization, planning, and coordination, was implemented through a Multi-Sectoral Nutrition (MSN) coordination platform that
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Kisumu ASK Show back on the road after a 3-year hiatus
Friday, 28 July 2023
Kisumu Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Show 2023 was officially opened today by the Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon. Musalia Mudavadi. The event held annually in the month of July is making a comeback three years later occasioned by the COVID 19 pandemic that ravaged the world between 2019 and 2021. This year’s theme “Promoting Climate
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Recruit and Resource more Nutrition Champions
Thursday, 20 July 2023
By Lorraine Anyango Kisumu County needs more trained and resourced nutrition champion volunteers in each ward to adequately advocate for interventions to end malnutrition in the region. Currently, the county has only 44 trained and certified nutrition champions with the lead being Mama County, Dorothy Nyong’o, all equipped with advocacy and communication skills to enable
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Kisumu Aquaculture Stakeholder Annual Review Workshop Convened
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Fish farmers, stakeholders and county officials from the four sub counties implementing Aquaculture Business Development Project, today converged at the Golf Hotel in Kakamega to review the progress, challenges for the FY 2022/23 and to chart the adjustments required to improve aquaculture in the region. The meeting brought on board aquaculture stakeholders across the divide
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Improved Evidenced-Based MSN Implementation Capacity.
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
By Lorraine Anyango. Kisumu Countys’ capacity to implement Multi-Sectoral Nutrition initiatives has increased by 12% in the last two years. Due to this notable change, a recommendation has been made to enact a policy to institutionalize the MSN coordination platforms for sustainability. Further, there is a need to increase advocacy for resource allocation for nutrition-sensitive
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The Integrated Actions for Innovative Food Systems across Rural Urban Communities Project Closeout Meeting
Thursday, 01 June 2023
By: Emily Mikwa The CECM for Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock and Fisheries, Hon. Kenn Onyango in the Company of the Chief Officer, Mr. John Likoko and the Fisheries Director Susan Adhiambo yesterday graced the closeout meeting on the intergraded actions for innovative food systems across rural urban communities project held by FAO at the Villa Rosa
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KISUMU CANIS LAUNCH.
Friday, 26 May 2023
By Lorraine Anyango The Kisumu Agri nutritional implementation strategy (CANIS) has been launched; the next step is turning the strategy into action. The launch was marked with a notable presence of stake holders across board led by the Kenya National Government, Kisumu County Government officers and partners in the food systems who sent congratulatory messages
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Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy 2023 – 2027 Launched
Thursday, 25 May 2023
By: Emily Mikwa The Kisumu County Food System Strategy has been launched and awaiting its implementation. The launch that took place at the Sarova Imperial Hotel in Kisumu also saw the first of its Kind; the County Agri- Nutrition Strategy 2023/27 launched. The two strategies: Kisumu County Food Systems Strategy and the County Agri- Nutrion
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