International Fund for Agricultural Development — development organization partnering with Kenyan counties on aquaculture and fish production expansion.
… International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Country Director for Kenya Matteo Marchisio, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki also addressed the summit. …
… The programme, which was funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), was implemented between the 2013/2014 and 2023/2024 financial years and was intended to facilitate access to affordable financing for small-scale farmers. …
… The programme was implemented by the National Treasury with funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) between the 2013/2014 and 2023/2024 financial years. …
… The suspects include senior officials in the National Treasury, which is implementing the programme through funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). …
… ollowing investigations into the alleged fraudulent disbursement of Sh1,569,582,338.20 under the Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT) Programme, implemented by the National Treasury with funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development …
… irinyaga's growth in commercial fish farming By Citizen Reporter August 05, 2026 03:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A delegation from the International Fund for Agricultural Development …
Audio By VocalizeBusia County has strengthened its partnership with Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to increase fish production as part of efforts to strengthen food security, create employment oppor …
… tives and MSMEs counterpart Wycliffe Oparanya is also expected to attend.The summit will also feature a high-level segment on policy alignment and coordination for financing the Kampala CAADP Declaration, with contributions from the International Fund for Agricultural Development …
President William Ruto announced a KSh850 million investment to modernise machinery and equipment in 17 tea factories across Kenya, and allocated 50 acres at Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone in Mombasa to the Kenya Tea Development Authority for a plant. He cited agricultural sector reforms as improving farmers' livelihoods and noted Kenya had become Africa's largest milk producer, with annual output rising from 4.5 billion to 5.6 billion litres.
President William Ruto announced a KSh850 million investment to modernise machinery and equipment in 17 tea factories across Kenya, and allocated 50 acres at Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone in Mombasa to the Kenya Tea Development Authority for a plant. He cited agricultural sector reforms as improving farmers' livelihoods and noted Kenya had become Africa's largest milk producer, with annual output rising from 4.5 billion to 5.6 billion litres.
Paul Mukasiali Shilaho and Billy Otieno Obango have been charged in connection with the alleged loss of Ksh.1.5 billion from the Programme for Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT), with Shilaho facing six counts of fraud and Obango facing 45 counts. Both suspects were granted bail or bond by the Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi.
Eric Otieno Achila and Susan Wangari Gathiaka appeared in the Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday over alleged fraudulent disbursement of Sh1.569 billion from the PROFIT Programme, bringing the total number of people charged in the case to 13.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested nine suspects, including senior National Treasury officials, over alleged embezzlement and fraudulent disbursement of Ksh.1,569,582,338.20 under the Rural Outreach of Financial Innovations and Technologies (PROFIT) Programme. EACC found that funds meant to help small-scale farmers access affordable financing were channelled to private entities for goods and services never supplied between 2013/2014 and 2023/2024.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission arrested nine Treasury officials and business owners over an alleged Sh1.57 billion fraud scheme involving the PROFIT Programme, which was meant to help small-scale farmers access affordable financing. The money was allegedly diverted to private entities for goods and services that were never supplied or rendered.
A delegation from IFAD, the World Bank, and the Aquaculture Business Development Programme cited Kirinyaga County as one of Kenya's leading counties in commercial aquaculture, following an assessment of fish farming projects. According to county officials, Kirinyaga has more than 1,600 commercial fish farmers and nine hatcheries producing fingerlings.
Busia County has strengthened its partnership with the Aquaculture Business Development Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development to increase fish production and ease pressure on Lake Victoria's declining stocks. The county aims to expand aquaculture, strengthen food security, create employment, and grow the blue economy.
The government has committed to expanding irrigation across the country through the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (NISIP) 2025–2035, which aims to expand irrigation by one million acres, optimise productivity in existing public schemes, strengthen farmer-led irrigation, and unlock greater private sector investment.
The government has committed to expanding irrigation across the country through a 10-year National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (2025–2035) that aims to expand irrigation by one million acres, optimise productivity in existing public schemes, strengthen farmer-led irrigation, and unlock private sector investment as part of efforts to strengthen food security and build climate resilience.
More than 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders are gathering in Nairobi from June 30 to July 2 at the FINAS 2026 Summit to address a $100 billion annual financing gap in Africa's agriculture sector, as Kenyans face soaring food prices and rising hunger linked to climate shocks.