workshop
2nd Governor’s Day with Farmers
Bringing farmers and policy-makers closer together
In February 2022, TMG supported the successful inauguration of Governor’s Day with Farmers in Kakamega County of western Kenya where the then Governor of Kakamega County officially declared Governor’s Day with Farmers as an annual consultative forum between farmers and the top policymakers on the annual county agenda.
TMG's partners, Kakamega County Farmers Association (KACOFA) and Shibuye Community Health Workers, have continued to steer the consultation process and will host the second edition of the event in collaboration with the Kenya National Farmers Federation (KENAFF), Kakamega County Young Agripreneurs Association (KCYAA) and the Kakamega County Government.
Read the recap of the inaugural Governor's Day with Farmers (2022) here.
Governor's Day gains traction
This year’s event has attracted the attention of other stakeholders, including Transparency International Kenya, Anglican Development Services Western Region, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Welthungerhilfe. In a multi-stakeholder consultation meeting financed by Transparency International on 3 February 2023, the county minister for agriculture stated that Governor’s Day with Farmers is at the Governor’s heart since food security is among the 6 key priority areas of intervention by the current county government. Kakamega County Government will support this year’s event by offering transportation for farmers from all their sub-counties to the venue and back to their counties.
Efforts are also underway to initiate similar consultative processes in other counties. A National Farmers Forum facilitated by KENAFF collected farmers’ issues and led to the drafting of 32 manifestos for the introduction of the GDF in 32 other counties.
First Governor's Day with Farmers - Kakamega County, Kenya
A novel approach aiming to bring farmers and agricultural policymakers closer together.
Oct 04, 2022
Date
Time
06:00 - 14:00 (UTC:0)
Organisers
Kakamega County Government
KACOFA
Shibuye Community Health Workers
Location
Bukura Agricultural Training College, Kakamega County
Languages
en
