Nairobi 6th June 2024
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Chief Officer Ms. Gladwell Cheruiyot chaired Subsector’s National Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) unbundling meeting at Nyayo House, where she received a briefing on the project which is in its early stages.
The Chief Officer was informed that the project is being implemented in 33 other counties with an aim of increasing market participation and value addition for targeted farmers in select value chains.
Ms. Cheruiyot stated that the meeting had shed light on the project’s expected impact on Nairobi citizens.
” The meeting has provided me an opportunity to understand the workings of the project and I must commend the Subsector’s staff commitment, resilience and technical expertise towards achieving the Subsector’s mandate.
The County Director Ms. Mary Kibira noted that the project is expected to provide a great impact towards value addition and commercialization amongst agricultural value chain actors in Nairobi.
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