Creating Shared Value in the Livestock Sector with Young People in the Kenya`s Asals (CASHA)

About this project

1. Increase the reliable access to good quality and cost-effective feeds: Develop and implement strategies to increase the reliable supply of good quality and cost-effective feeds and fodder and the demand for the same fodder by enhancing the the awareness of farmers and their skills to incorporate these feeds into cost-effective diets, thereby enhancing their margins. This objective involves promoting innovative climate smart and resilient farming techniques, enhancing access to quality seeds and fodder through fodder production hubs and quality-based payment systems, and establishing distribution channels owned and managed by young women to ensure smallholder farmers can access good quality and cost-effective animal feeds all year around. 2. Enhance livelihoods in ASAL areas through red meat, small ruminants, poultry, and other agri related enterprises: Create sustainable employment opportunities, particularly for young women in ASAL regions, by establishing and supporting feed value chains and enterprises such as fodder banks, animal fattening and finishing, and value addition of animal sourced products and through related livestock innovative business models targeting small ruminants and poultry. This objective includes, capacity-building initiatives, enabling access to resources such as financial products meeting young people's needs and the establishment of cooperatives o

Published by

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) · Multilateral

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Employment creation

Focus

Gender equality · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focus

Funded by

MasterCard Foundation

Implemented by

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Accountable

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Published by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41301-751487.

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