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The World Bank has given Sh44.8 million to 110 groups of Laikipia farmers to boost their empowerment through climate smart agriculture.
It is hoped such farming also reduces global warming.
The farmers received the funding from Governor Ndiritu Muriithi on Tuesday after a rigorous training that was undertaken by the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project.
The farming will be done in six wards.
Muriithi urged the farmers to adopt new technologies in modern farming to maximise profits.
“Countries such as Israel have low levels of rainfall but they are producing enough food for their people and surplus for export despite being a desert,” Muriithi said during the ceremony in Nanyuki town.
He called on the farmers to improve their rainwater harvesting systems to compliment what the KCSAP project is doing in building larger dams for fruit farmers in Mukogodo East, Umande, Rumuruti and Ol Moran wards.
Other wards that are benefiting from the programme include Tigithi, Segera, Salama and Ngobit where 20 groups of vulnerable and people living with disabilities have been considered.
County project manager Muriuki Kiboi said the plan aims to reduce greenhouse emissions that lead to global warming.
He said farmers will be participating in projects such as rearing dairy goats, cows, indigenous poultry and fruit farming among other climate-friendly activities.
Agriculture executive Lucy Murugi said she was optimistic farmers will greatly benefit from the projects. She said the projects will be replicated in the remaining wards.
edited by peter obuya
