Kenya is set to receive Sh4.7 billion ($36 million) from donors that will benefit more than 2.7 million people in the Lake Region Economic Bloc.
The project will support smallholder farmers and producer cooperatives who are among the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.This emerged during the 41st meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board held in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
The project is aimed at promoting climate-resilient and low-carbon practices in dairy, poultry, coffee, tea, fruit trees, and African leafy vegetables value chains, in the Lake Region Economic Bloc.
Through the project, farmers will be trained and supported to adopt climate-smart technologies and practices for improved production, access to markets and increased incomes.Cabinet Secretary of National Treasury John Mbadi while leading the Kenyan delegation at the signing ceremony of the project noted that the agriculture sector in Kenya is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. "While smallholders including women and youth, and producer cooperatives may be the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, they are critical solutions and change actors to the challenges of climate change Kenya is facing," CS Mbadi said.
