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The Cassava Field Day at Matsangoni
The field day conducted in one of the Cassava Project’s learning sites at Matsangoni brought farmers from within Matsangoni Ward and other neighboring locations. The farmers were taught by Ward Agricultural Officers (WAOs) and Ustadi’s Trainer of Trainers (ToTs). The field day covered the basics of cassava farming including sourcing of cutings, seed multiplication, harvesting,…

Solar-Dryer to Boost Quality Flour Production – Matsangoni Aggregation Center
Approximately 150 acres of member’s land is targeted for the next planting season so as to ensure a sustainable supply of cassava.

Umoja Self-Help Group Harvesting Prawns
Umoja Self-Help Group, a beneficiary of the Agrifi Fish Project under Ustadi harvesting prawns for salw. The group is involved in fish farming. Alongside prawns, the group also rears milk fish and crabs on their 17 ponds.

Agrifi Fish Project Mobilization – Kilifi County
The project has embarked on the mobilization of fish farmers in the region which aimed at aggregating farmers and providing them the vital education to boost fish productivity in the region.

The Fish Project Inception
The “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,

Matsangoni Aggregation Center Captures Market For Its Products Made From Cassava Flour
The 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…

Mali Shambani Produces And Sells Cassava Flour
The 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…

Cassava Farmers Training On Nutrition
A 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…

Aggregation Centres Linkage with Reinman Africa Company
During the month of November 2020, Reinman Africa Company was linked to Mkenge aggregation centre so that Reinman can be purchasing dried cassava from the centres and do milling at KIE Malindi. In order for the process to be a reality, Reinman Africa Company was to support in the construction of extra drying cassava chips…