Pasture Grass Value Chain Project
Upscalling & Implemetation Details:
Dorcas Aid International received KES 6,813,000 in March 2022 to implement a 2-year project
titled “Enhancing drought resilience and sustainable livelihoods through upscaling of
climate resilient and agricultural Technologies for improved productivity and incomes”. The
project is promoting the adoption of pasture and seed production. It is working with farmer
groups that are taken through practical learning sessions on land preparation, planting,
harvesting, and storage. The training is conducted through Farmer Field Schools (FFS)
approach at designated demonstration farms. The project also uses the demo farms as a
platform to link the farmers to key actors such as input suppliers including seeds and
agrochemicals. The work is implemented in Makueni and Kajiado Counties. The target is to
reach 3,350 farmers directly and 9,000 farmers indirectly. The project ends in March 2024.