Fruits of partnership
Greenthumb CBO an innovation case dealing with fish value addition has recently acquired a food grade processing facility. This was courtesy of East Africa Breweries…
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Cross country visit
REFOOTURE project funded by IKEA through Wageningen university is implemented in three East Africa countries; Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya. Between May and June 2022, project…
Internal Review Workshop
Nakuru living lab currently has 10 innovation cases (ICs). Having walked with eight ICs for the last one and a half year, it was time…
MUKEBO innovation case visits Kabaa irrigation scheme
MUKEBO is a new innovation case under the Nakuru living lab, consisting of 25 smallholder horticulture farmers in Rongai, Nakuru county. The group took a…
Learning journey to Sylvia’s basket, Maai-Mahiu
Kahua-ini self-help group is a newly recruited group in the Nakuru living lab. The group consist of 27 organic vegetable producers and are located in…
Dairy farmers trained on fodder production and preservation
Dairy farmers from Wanyororo cooperative attended a fodder production and preservation training at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) beef research, Lanet. Areas of…
Sourcing of fish for Greenthumb CBO youth enterprise
Greenthumb CBO’s innovation focusses on improving soil ecology while providing healthy food alternatives by creating value added fish products using organically grown spices. While laying…
Greenthumb CBO increases knowledge on Food Safety
Food safety is an important aspect of food and nutrition security, also in fish farming. Greenthumb CBO, one of the innovation cases supported by the…
Farmers embracing organic fertilizer
The high cost of inorganic fertilizer in the country is pushing smallholder farmers to explore other alternatives. Kahua-ini self-help group has embraced production of organic…
PowerMessage app
When COVID 19 closed down national and international travel, and face to face meetings were and are still limited, we felt a strong need to…
