Refugees to benefit from groundnut project - FarmKenya Initiative

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Residents of Turkana harvest groundnuts during trials of the crop in Turkana County. [Courtesy]
Refugees in Turkana County will benefit from a groundnut project. The project dubbed Refugee Agricultural Value Chains for Economic Self Reliance (RAVES) is funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
The four-year project funded by the IKEA Foundation at Sh150 million identified the groundnut value chain as a potential crop for sustainable income generation as well as nutrition security.
“Agriculture is undoubtedly the key driver in transforming the lives and livelihoods of refugee and host communities in Turkana County. We are honoured to begin this initiative to create a viable agribusiness initiative that is demand driven,” said FAO Representative to Kenya Carla Mucavi during the virtual launch.

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