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KCDMS project set to reduce poverty levels through production and improve agriculture market systems

by Grace Kisembo

At least 300,000 farmers from twelve Kenyan counties can access markets in Agriculture Value Chains through the USAID-funded Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems (KCDMS) project. The USAID Project was implementing various programs that empowered farmers to reduce poverty levels through production and improve agriculture market systems, while at the same time addressing malnutrition cases among children.

Chief of Party Dr Robert Mwadime said the five-year exercise, which started in 2017 and lapsed in October last year, helped in the reduction of poverty for smallholder farmers thereby improving their food insecurity. He said the project which involved the selected counties and the private sector reached out to farmers to address the main challenges afflicting their productivity and developed a marketing strategy for their produce.

He added that the expansion to western offered a production period incentive for any exporter as their avocados can be harvested earlier than those from other regions presenting a gap for producing even more avocados of export quality.

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