Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme.- Kilifi County

Today we received the National Program Secretariat on monitoring of the innovation concepts as we wind up ASDSP II.

We had a series of visits after a courtesy call at the office of CECM Agriculture, Livestock Development and Blue Economy - Dr Chula Mwagona.

The team got an opportunity to visit value chain actors and organizations where they saw the feed formulation equipment, rain water harvesting drizzle kit and cassava harvester.

On 22nd March 2024, we showcased our chicken mobile slaughter unit through our Value Chain Organization, the Kilifi Chicken Cooperative Society, at the 3rd Pwani University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit, Kilifi. The innovation ensures hygienical preparation of birds at the value chain actors sites and easier carriage of dressed birds by traders/ buyers to the market

On 19th March 2024 Mwangaza Women Group from Kisurutini ward, Rabai sub county officially opened their livestock feed processing premise. The group had received a feed miller, feed mixer and digital weighing scale to enable the production of affordable chicken feeds. ASDSP purchased 8 such sets as per their innovation concept which they delivered to seven different groups and the Kilifi Local Chicken Cooperative Society ensuring each sub county benefited. The beneficiaries of the feed equipment had undergone a 6 months intensive Farmer Field School training on chicken husbandry, entrepreneurship skills and feed formulation before receiving the equipment. The trainings were as per the ASDSP capacity building concept done in partnership with the County Directorate of livestock, County Directorate of Veterinary, Community Agricultural Resources Development Project (CARDEP), Anglican Development Services - Pwani ( ADS- P) and Pwani University.

The CECM Agriculture, Livestock Development and Blue Economy, Dr. Paterson Chula on this colourful day graced the occasion.