Kitui County, Kenya.
The Kenya Agricultural Business Development Project (KABDP) is set for launch in Kitui.
The project aims at enhancing business and link farmers to markets, which has been identified as a gap in agricultural value chains.
The Project is funded by the National Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in partnership with the County Government of Kitui and the Swedish Government and will cover all the fourty wards in Kitui county.
This revelation was made during the quarterly meeting of the County Agricultural Sector Steering Committee (CASSCOM). Kitui CECM for Agriculture and Livestock Dr. Stephen Kimwele Mbaya chaired the meeting that was also attended by Chief officers Gladys Kivoto(Agriculture), Jonathan Kyambi(Livestock) David Soi(Environment, Climate change and senior forestry and Agriculture officers.
The Director Caritas Kitui Florence Ndeti and representatives from Anglican Development Services Eastern(ADSE) among other stakeholders were also in attendance.
The meeting, held in Mutomo,also attracted staff from financial institutions, value chain actors, and Non-governmental organizations.
CASSCOM, whose aim is to enhance agricultural productivity also plays a key role in providing a comprehensive framework to consolidate the efforts of numerous agricultural initiatives, programs and projects at county levels.
