China Kenya cooperation cultivates' new farmers': injecting new impetus into Kenya's agricultural modernization construction
2025-09-11
Peter Wagai, a farmer from Nakuru County, Kenya, opened his notebook to showcase the knowledge he had learned from the training on identifying, preventing, and managing common livestock diseases, as well as knowledge on feed preparation. The most important thing is that it made me realize the role of technology and broadened my horizons, "he said. Benjamin Musimi, an expert from Egdon University in Kenya, is teaching fish farming techniques to students. The Rural Youth Empowerment Training Program, jointly organized by Nanjing Agricultural University in China, Egerton University in Kenya, and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (UNICEF), and hosted by the Confucius Institute at Egerton University in Kenya, was recently held in Nakuru County, Kenya. The training covers intelligent horticulture, livestock and poultry farming, aquaculture, and youth development, benefiting nearly 100 young farmers from all over Kenya. The training is highly targeted and meets our needs. ”Daniel Juma Onyango comes from Sia County in western Kenya and engages in aquaculture. He introduced that there is a high demand for aquatic products in the local market, but the level of aquaculture technology is generally not high, resulting in a large gap in the supply market. "This training has effectively improved our aquaculture skills, and it is very promising to increase production and bring considerable income in the future through practice." "This is of great significance for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially the goals of 'zero hunger' and 'poverty reduction'. ”Chinese training expert and Professor Feng Chungang from Nanjing Agricultural University said, "Conducting livestock and poultry breeding training in African countries can not only increase income, improve nutrition, promote employment, but also promote modernization and sustainable development of agriculture in Africa." Isaac Chibwaji, President of Egdon University in Kenya, said that the university has a long history of cooperation with Nanjing Agricultural University, closely cooperating in discipline construction, talent cultivation, and scientific research platform construction, and has achieved fruitful results, providing solutions for maintaining food security and alleviating residents' malnutrition. Kennedy Nyachiro, Director of the Planning Department of the Kenyan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, stated that the tripartite cooperation model between Kenyan and Chinese universities and the Agricultural Development Fund will help strengthen agricultural technology exchanges and promote youth development between Kenya and China. Professor Feng Chungang from Nanjing Agricultural University is teaching poultry farming techniques to students. According to the organizer's introduction, this training focuses on the capacity building of the youth group, and injects new impetus into Kenya's agricultural modernization construction by building a platform for agricultural technology exchange between China and Kenya. In the future, the three parties will continue to deepen cooperation, promote sustainable agricultural development, and jointly contribute to food security and agricultural modernization. It is reported that this is not the first cooperation among the three parties. The "Empowering Rural Youth through Innovative Horticultural Solutions in the Tomato Value Chain" project, jointly implemented by Nanjing Agricultural University in China and Egerton University in Kenya with the support of the China Agricultural Development Fund South South and Tripartite Cooperation Fund, is progressing smoothly. Relying on the platforms such as the Confucius Institute with agricultural characteristics jointly built by the two universities, the China Kenya Joint Laboratory of Crop Molecular Biology "the Belt and Road" and the China Africa Agricultural Development and Poverty Alleviation Demonstration Village, tomato grafting technology has been well popularized and applied in the local area, helping to solve tomato diseases and pests and increase farmers' income. At present, the project has established 18 demonstration sites, conducted more than 10 technical training and demonstration promotions, and more than 1200 people have participated in the training. After using tomato grafting technology, local farmer Paul Munene welcomed a bountiful harvest and showed the freshly picked tomatoes to reporters. The technology taught by Chinese experts is very practical. We have learned tomato grafting, pest and disease management methods, and refined crop management. ”Paul Munerne, a local farmer, said that the use of Chinese tomato grafting technology ushered in a Dafengshou (Salad of assorted fresh vegetables). Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.. In Kenya, Chinese agricultural experts have carried out various knowledge training, technical guidance and other work to help accelerate the growth of Kenyan agricultural technology talents and inject new impetus into Kenya's agricultural modernization construction. (New Society)
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