Background : By 2013, Kenya’s population had clocked 44 million people. The country has the biggest GDP  in Southeast and Central Africa with a per capita income of USD1,800. Kenya has a thriving service industry and a growing manufacturing, industrial and ICT sectors. However, agriculture dominates as the main economic activity employing more than two-thirds of the population and contributes almost 51 per cent of GDP.The country is a hub for financial, communicationand transportation services in the region.

Achievements : Five innovation Products and Technologies Developed 

•    Drought and disease resistant sorghum, finger millet, sweet potato, cassava, and canning bean varieties

•    Technology for utilising industrial sisal processing waste for mushroom production. 

•    Technology for bio-enhancing maize and vegetable seeds with bio-pesticides

•    Policy and regulatory recommendations developed to support the successful uptake of biopesticides and industrial efuentmanagement technologies in the region

Total funding : USD 2,260,502 (Kshs. 198,698,125) total funding allocated to Kenya partners for 4 years