UN WFP Marsabit county Agripreneurs orientation workshop

The UN World Food Program (WFP) in association with Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), Kuza Biashara, the County Government of Marsabit and Cereal Growers Association (CGA) conducted a orientation workshop for Farmer Service Centres (FSCs) across Marsabit. FSCs are Agripreneurs who act as key hubs in the farming community. They provide bundled services to a cohort of small farmers within their community and earn commissions on the products and services they offer eg., agriculture inputs, post harvest solutions, farm services, market linkages etc.,  The FSC orientation workshop was held on 21 Apr 2022 at Bomen Hotel, Isiolo Town,  Kenya. Kuza Mentors, Ms. Caroline Wanjama & Hildah Akwona conducted the orientation session to train FSCs on business management,  writing a business plan and the 15 week Leadership Academy program. The Mentors also oriented them on the Agribytes digital platform that was customized with bite sized HD video content on the good agricultural practices for drought resilient value chains like agroforestry, fruit farming, beekeeping and poultry farming.  Kuza mentors would support the selected FSCs through a 15 week MBA style leadership program to equip them with technical and business skills needed, and hand hold them in providing digital extension services to their respective cohorts of smallholder farmers  Kuza’s Leadership Academy is a 12-15 week MBA style leadership program targeted at agri entrepreneurs, MSMEs and lead farmers. The hybrid model provides them the flexibility to learn at their own pace, convenience, reflect, and apply the learnings onto their own businesses. Over 5,000  agri entrepreneurs supported by the governments, private and development sector have benefited from this program across Africa and Asia.