From motorcycles to farms, biochar lures Mwea youth A few years ago, Alvin Nyaga, 29, used to ride a boda boda , a popular public motorcycle transport service in rural and urban Kenya, but quit riding along with some of his youthful colleagues to ventu... Jun 28, 2021 Success Stories
R-YES partners discuss modalities of engagement & validation of youth application forms The Rural Youth Employment Support (R-YES) project in Rwanda was launched on the 29th July 2020 in an event that was officiated by Jean Claude MUSABYIMANA, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry... Jun 13, 2021 Success Stories
District officials welcome & pledge support to IFAD - BMZ project, R-YES The Rural Youth Employment Support (R-YES) is a 5-year project (2020-2024) funded by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and BMZ. The project is implemented by Kilimo Trust and o... Jun 13, 2021 Success Stories
Rusizi mayor praises AGRA funded project’s outcome The Regional East Africa Community Trade in Staples Project- Phase II (REACTS-II), was a 3 years’ flagship regional project (April 2018-March 2021) implemented by Kilimo Trust in Rwanda, Uganda, and K... Jun 13, 2021 Success Stories
AgriPath Project Year: September 2021 – June 2026 Country/Area of implementation: Uganda Client/funder: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Univ... Uganda Jun 1, 2021 Projects
Raising trade for agricultural products across borders The Regional East African Community Trade in Staples Phase-II (REACTS-II) was a 3 years’ regional flagship project (April 2018 – March 2021) that supported smallholder farming households and other val... May 25, 2021 Success Stories
IKEA Foundation learning event fosters innovation In the last three days, the KT team led by CEO Dr Birungi Korutaro, Anthony Mugambi, and Andrew Cheboi participated in the IKEA Foundation learning event themed Better Together – Agricultural Liveliho... May 23, 2021 Success Stories
Lake zone Smart Farms (LSF) Project Year: April 2021 – September 2022 Country/Area: Tanzania, (Shinyanga Region) Client: AGRA/ UNDP Description: The Goal of the LSF is to contribute to competitive and Inclusive Transformation of the Sor... Tanzania Apr 1, 2021 Projects
Enduring Linkages: Bukoba Farmers in Tanzania to reduce post-harvest losses and improve the quality of seed by adopting threshing technology learned and sourced from Rwanda. Kilimo Trust, an East Africa-based not-for profit organization implemented a project dubbed “Bean Enterprises and Structured Trade in East African Community (BEST-EAC)” during the period October 2015 ... Feb 22, 2021 Success Stories
Seeking regional marketing solutions to local problems Uganda’s progress in reducing poverty over the last two decades is a remarkable story of success (The Uganda Poverty Assessment Report 2016). The newly released findings show that much of this poverty... Feb 22, 2021 Success Stories
New cross-border market created for onion farmers The Mang’ola valley is famous in East Africa for onion production. The valley is part of Lake Eyasi basin located in Karatu district, Arusha region, in Northern Tanzania. Before LECOFANET formation (a... Feb 22, 2021 Success Stories
KT/GIZ SHINES ONCE AGAIN AT NANE NANE 2017 MBEYA-TANZANIA Kilimo Trust/GIZ CARI exhibited for the second time at Mwakangale grounds in Mbeya for eight (8) days during the Agricultural exhibitions in Southern Highland zone of Tanzania to increase visibility. ... Feb 21, 2021