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The EABL is empowering more than 4,000 sorghum farmers in Homa Bay to increase production.
East African Breweries is partnering with Sygenta Foundation East Africa, Sight Savers and Homa Bay government to enable farmers grow the crop.
EABL's sustainable and stakeholder engagement manager Waithera Mwai, Sight Saver’s Roselyn Olewe, Syngenta Foundation’s Lucy Kioko and Homa Bay Trade executive Aguko Juma began training farmers on Monday.
Mwai said EABL will provide farmers with seeds and other farm inputs at affordable prices, to enable them grow the crop.
She said the initiative of farm inputs is aimed at creating a conducive environment for farmers who are financially challenged to produce the crop.
“We want as many farmers as possible to register with us in the programme. The seeds are given at affordable costs,” Mwai said.
Upon maturity, EABL will purchase the sorghum. This will create market for the farmers’ produce.
Olewe said the project is aimed at improving the farmers’ livelihood and encouraged farmers with disabilities to embrace the project.
“We are training the farmers to empower them with knowledge on how to grow the crop. We want them to understand that is a project that can eradicate poverty,” she said.
Kioko urged farmers to embrace mechanisation for large scale sorghum farming.
“We want farmers to grow the crop in large scale. We will provide linkage on how to acquire mechanisation services,” she said.
Juma said the project will boost entrepreneurship in the county and urged residents to embrace it.
“The main issue affecting our people is unemployment. This project will create jobs for the people. We must support it as a county government,” the executive said.
(Edited by Bilha Makokha)
