Ngilu moves to establish a livestock bank
Governor Charity Ngilu yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the establishment of the Kitui County-SEKU Livestock Improvement Programme (KCSLIP).This is a ground-breaking initiative that amounts to a livestock bank.
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| Governor Kaluki Ngilu and SEKU Vice- Chancellor Prof G Muluvi after signing the Memorandum of Agreement between the County Government of Kitui and the university |
The program seeks to scale up livestock development innovations and will have a funding support from the County Government of Kitui.
The programme Will also address food security challenges and promote sustainable livelihoods in the Arid and Semi-arid lands of Kenya, coordinated from SEKU.
South Eastern Kenya University Vice Chancellor Professor Geoffrey Muluvi signed the MOA for the university.
The development of this programme was heraldef by a Consultative Meeting held on May 29, 2018 at SEKU between SEKU Management, and the Leadership of the County Government of Kitui led by the Governor .
During the meeting, lack of suitable livestock breeds for Kitui County was identified as a major problem facing the farming communities.
Kitui County has a potential for livestock production given its vast rangelands which provide opportunities for industrialization and with a capacity to provide employment to unemployed youths in the entire County.
The goal of this programme is to contribute to the social-economic development of Kitui County by developing superior animal breeds for famers by 2022.
The programme is also set to increase incomes and productivity of livestock farmers, through innovative and sustainable breeding technologies suitable for Arid and Semi-arid lands of Kitui County.
On Mon, Jun 18, 2018, 20:35 david musly <davidmusly@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
Please find attached photos as Governor Charity Ngilu and Professor Geoffrey Muluvi sign a memorandum of Agreement between County Government of Kitui and South Eastern Kenya University-SEKU for the Kitui County-SEKU Livestock Improvement Programme.
Full story coming on shortly once ready, a number of colleagues had asked for photos.
