FAO Kenya

02/06/2026

✅ Empowering Dairy Farmers in Banisa 🐄🥛

FAO Kenya through European Union in Kenya funded project -
Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme conducted a 5-day integrated Training of Trainers (ToT) for 32 participants (66% women) from the Banisa Milk Producers Cooperative Society, representing 6 member groups.

The training combined cooperative management and business skills with hands-on technical sessions on milk hygiene, quality testing, zoonotic disease prevention, and value addition.

Participants produced ghee, yoghurt, condensed milk, and milk candies—while analyzing profitability to strengthen their enterprises.

All participants are now Trainers of Trainers, ready to cascade these skills across their groups and strengthen the dairy value chain in their communities.

02/06/2026

Mapping of private sector actors in pastoral value chains across our target areas.

This important milestone has helped identify key players in livestock, fodder, milk, honey, and cross-border trade, while improving our understanding of market linkages, opportunities, and geographic hotspots for engagement.

The findings provide a strong foundation for designing targeted, inclusive, and sustainable private sector partnerships that can strengthen livelihoods and boost local economies.

This was carried out under the European Union in Kenya funded .

📍 Next step: engaging stakeholders through a validation workshop to refine findings and prioritize actions.

01/06/2026

29/05/2026

The Kenya National Data Mapping and Validation Workshop on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is currently underway, bringing together key stakeholders working at the intersection of biodiversity, land governance, community rights, ecosystem restoration, and geospatial data systems.

The workshop provides a vital platform for reflection, technical validation, and forward planning to strengthen Kenya’s monitoring and reporting processes under the GBF.

This collaborative approach is key to achieving sustainable biodiversity outcomes and strengthening accountability under the Global Biodiversity Framework.

29/05/2026

A team from the Kenya National Farmers' Federation paid a courtesy visit to the FAO Representative in Kenya Farayi Zimudzi
to discuss preparations for the upcoming World Farmers Organization (WFO) Annual Assembly, scheduled for 8–11 June 2026 in Nairobi.

The meeting will be held under the theme: “Fields of the Future: Investing in Farmer Organizations and Empowering Communities for Sustainable Agriculture.”

reaffirmed its commitment to supporting this important global platform, which brings together farmer organizations to advance sustainable agriculture, strengthen rural livelihoods, and amplify the voice of .

This collaboration underscores the critical role of partnerships in building resilient agricultural systems and empowering farming communities.

29/05/2026

and counties staff carried out a livestock sale yard assessment mission across Turkana and West Pokot Counties in the Karamoja Cluster under the European Union in Kenya funded .

📍 Visits were conducted at Nakitong’o, Loya, Kangoletian, & Nakwijit markets—key cross-border livestock trading points between Kenya and Uganda.

Through community engagement and site assessments, they identified infrastructure needs and opportunities to strengthen livestock markets, improve services for pastoralists and traders, and support local economies.

Improvement in the market infrastructure will boost livestock trade and incomes, strengthen cross-border collaboration and promote peace and social cohesion.

28/05/2026

, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry and Forestry together with partners including International Land Coalition, World Resources Institute, CIFOR-ICRAF and convene the National Data Mapping and Validation Workshop in Nairobi.

The workshop focuses on ‑Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework ( ) Headline Indicator 22.1 and Target 2, linking land tenure, community rights, and ecosystem restoration.

🌍 The objectives included

👉Validating national datasets

👉Strengthening community land data

👉Building inclusive monitoring systems

👉Supporting restoration targets

The workshop will generate lessons for Kenya and beyond, informing Convention on Biological Diversity processes leading to Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice‑28 in Nairobi and COP‑17 in Yerevan, Armenia.

28/05/2026

Today Farayi Zimudzi joined International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme during the launch of the Food Systems Analysis under the Green Financing for Youth Employment Project — putting young people at the centre of Kenya’s food future.

She noted that agriculture has the potential to create jobs, yet youth face barriers to land, capital, and markets.

Echoing Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s call to action on:
✅ Investment in youth and green enterprises
✅ Strengthening systems, data, and coordination
✅ Leaving no one behind

Together, we can build an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable food system for Kenya. 🌱👩🏾‍🌾👨🏾‍🌾

28/05/2026

💧 Strengthening community water governance in Alale County.

Under the project funded by , Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is building the capacity of newly elected Losam and Losakam Water Users Management Committees in Alale.

👥 32 participants (11 women, 21 men) — including local chiefs and youth leaders were sensitized on water governance policies, sustainable use and management, operations and maintenance and stakeholder engagement.

👏 The training was delivered by a multidisciplinary team from FAO Kenya, the County of Livestock Production, Water Services Department, and Social Services Development.

Empowering communities to manage water resources sustainably and equitably.

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26/05/2026

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with local communities, veterinary staff, and partners carried out a Participatory Disease Search in five sites across Kajiado County under the European Union in Kenya funded project.

Using participatory tools, communities identified and ranked priority livestock diseases threatening their livelihoods.

This will strengthened surveillance capacity, improved community understanding of disease patterns, reinforcing the importance of community-led action for targeted control and healthier herds.

Together, we are building stronger, more resilient pastoral systems. 🌍💪