Kenya’s Tharaka Nithi County partners with KCSAP to boost agriculture

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County Government of Tharaka Nithi has partnered with Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) to ensure a hunger free county with sustainable economic growth.

Tharaka Nithi Governor, Muthomi Njuki announced the partnership and said the government would continue to support farmers by up scaling climate smart agricultural practices. He explained that the tablets were set to boost the digitization of agriculture records, including farmers’ details, collection and relaying of any relevant data.

“KCSAP implementation programme through the docket of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries will support farmers to ensure we eradicate hunger in various parts of the county,” said Njuki.

Increasing agricultural productivity for smallholder crop

The governor also revealed that the project aimed at increasing agricultural productivity for smallholder crop and livestock farmers as well as aid in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. Njuki noted that Tharaka Nithi has a good climate that has greatly increased agricultural produce in the region thereby reducing hunger.

“Tharaka Nithi County has not been listed as a hunger-prone county in 2021. This is as a result of the county’s investment in projects such as donation of certified seeds and availing Artificial Insemination (AI) services to farmers,” said Njuki

While encouraging the department to manage funds appropriately, the governor emphasized on the need to continue investing in the agriculture sector. He added that there was the need to boost beef farming in the area to align with the flourishing poultry and dairy farming.

The County Executive Committee Member (CEC) for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Njue Njagi said they were in the race to eradicate hunger and food shortage through several projects with KCSAP.