Siaya County government through the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Program (NAVCDP), has begun training farmers in North Sakwa on good agronomic practices to boost food security in the region.
Speaking during a farmer's field school for the Ralingo farmer group at Majiwa village, North Sakwa ward Agricultural extension officer Mr.
Jackson Achuti said the program aims to train farmers on skills right from planting all the way to harvesting.
Achuti disclosed that the program targets to train 80 farmers across each of the four zones of Abom, Ajigo, Barchando, and BarKowino, who will, in turn, be expected to train at least 5,000 farmers in the ward by the end of the year. "We meet twice a month to train the farmers so that they can escalate the skills gained to other farmers in the ward.
