They will collaborate to improve food security, boost household income and reduce malnutrition levels in the Tana River region by training farmers, as well as providing access to climate resilient seeds and opening new areas for agricultural production and irrigation.
Concern has identified an opportunity to tackle these challenges in the Tana River, which has 200,000 mango trees growing along its banks. With financial support from Kerry, and using river water for irrigation, it said the Agricultural Livelihoods Improving Value Chains and the Environment project will create a regional value chain for mango production to benefit female growers, creating a new income stream for their families.
"This is an opportunity to further positively impact the lives of farming communities at the sharp end of climate change - incorporating factors such as skills training, access to capital, markets, employment and improving health and nutrition levels," said Carol Morgan, Concern's Director of International Programmes.
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