Mayungu High Vision was formed 2017 and registered 2018 as a self-help group. It has 8 members, all female, and the group is involved in fisheries value chain, from fish capture, to selling fresh fish and other sea products, processing value added products from fish to the ready market in Mayungu town. The group’s purpose…
CategoriesFishThe “Upscaling agricultural technologies to enhance reared fish productivity and improve incomes for smallholder farmers in Kilifi” aims at improving fish productivity and incomes for fish farmers in Kilifi through the adoption and dissemination of improved fish rearing technologies,
CategoriesUncategorizedThe private sector is a key player when it comes to development. The accessibility of opportunities and abundance of connections makes it a crucial sector, especially when it comes to youth employment. The upcoming hub at Pwani University will employ the capabilities of the private sector in a push to further the promote the employment…
CategoriesSeed EntrepreneurJoyce Kenga is a seed entrepreneur located at Mudzongoloni Village, Kibarani Ward, Kilifi North Sub County. She was recruited in the KFI Project in 2017 and trained as a seed multiplier in November 2017 at Mtwapa KALRO. She received a total of 16 sixteen thousand cassava cuttings to plant a four-acre seed farm. During the…
CategoriesSuccess Stories Youth ProfilesGadaki Aggregation Center is located in Mkenge Village, Ganda Ward – Malindi Sub-County. The center was established by 15 farmer groups with a total of 195 members. The center is managed by 16 elected committee members from the 15 farmer groups. Farmer groups are from Msabaha, Mashamba, Mkenge and Pendukiani in Ganda ward. Key activities include: Processing of cassava dried cassava chips to be sold to Renman Africa based in Malindi Processing of animal feeds to be sold to dairy farmers and poultry farmers within Ganda ward Mentorship of group members under the center on village savings…
CategoriesProfiles Success StoriesMalanga aggregation center is located in Malanga Village, Malindi sub-County, Kilifi County and processes dry cassava chips and mills cassava flour. The center, which was founded in January 2021, is made up of 12 cassava farmer groups with a total membership of 248 people (69 men and 179 women). The center is run by a…
CategoriesWomen GroupsMalanga aggregation center is located in Malanga Village, Malindi sub-County, Kilifi County and processes dry cassava chips and mills cassava flour. The center, which was founded in January 2021, is made up of 12 cassava farmer groups with a total membership of 248 people (69 men and 179 women). The center is run by a…
CategoriesSuccess StoriesThe Malanga aggregation center has had a momentum, selling their products before they could even have them on the shelves, literally. The members have been hard at work figuring out their expansion strategies with the first step being the certification from Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). “We are grateful for having captured our local markets…
CategoriesSuccess StoriesThe Mali Shambani aggregation center has made progress since getting educated on seed multiplication by the project – through their chairman, mr. Ndurya Philip. “The seed multiplication method taught to us has increased our cassava output to over 3 times the typical output, thanks to the facilitation by Ustadi”, declared Mr. Ndurya during a recent…
CategoriesCassavaA total of 1025 cassava farmers (Male- 307: Female- 718) were trained on nutritional matters by the Nutritional TOTs. The follower farmers’ trainings included nutrition within 1000 days of window of opportunity, essentials of nutrition, exclusive breastfeeding, complimentary feeding for infants, infant feeding practices for 12 months to 24 months, special feeding circumstances, hygiene practices and…
