Turkana County government has partnered with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to train thirty agricultural trainees in abid to enhance the capacity of refugees and host community for climate resilience and improving livelihoods.
The training, titled "Enhancing the Capacity of Refugee Host Communities for Climate Resilience and Livelihood Improvement," covers critical areas such as climate-smart agriculture, soil and water conservation, commercialisation of non-timber resources, and community governance.
Participants will also visit model farms and past programme beneficiaries for hands-on learning and benchmarking.
Turkana County, part of Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), faces severe drought and food insecurity.
