Laikipia Partners With Drive Project To Cushion Livestock Farmers Against Drought
Laikipia County governor Joshua Irungu with DRIVE team leader Tom Kinara
By Our Correspondent
To cushion pastoralists and other livestock farmers, the County Government of Laikipia in Partnership with the De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies (DRIVE) project in the Horn of Africa is implementing the project in Laikipia.
The main effort is to build resilience to climatic shocks, facilitate trade and support the Livestock value chains.
For better implementation of the project, area Governor Joshua Irungu , officially opened a training workshop for stakeholders along the Livestock value chain who will be directly involved in the project.
Livestock remains one of the most important sources of food and income for rural households in Laikipia North Sub County.
However, livestock production has been drastically affected by climate change.
The prolonged dry seasons has led to reduced forage which increases morbidity rate of the animals. This has a direct effect on the community living in these areas.
The main aim of the project is to protect pastoral economies against drought risk with financial services including draught index insurance, payments and savings, increase financial inclusion of pastoralists and to connect the pastoralist to markets locally and internationally.
While addressing the Forum the Governor emphasized his commitment in ensuring that the project will be beneficial to the residents at the grassroots level.
In the meeting was CECM Agriculture Dennis Kasoo
CECM Agriculture, LIvestock and Fisheries, Chief Officer Livestock, veterinary and fisheries Ms. Mary Gichuru, DRIVE Team leader Mr. Tom Kinara among other County officials.
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