Creating Shared Value in Maize Value Chain (CSV-Maize)

The Creating Shared Value in Maize Value Chain (CSV-Maize) project aims to promote sustainable production of maize while building resilience to climate risks and addressing the barriers to youth and women’s inclusion in the maize sector in Kenya.

Specific Project Objectives

1. To increase the availability of sustainably and safely produced maize by 50% for household and commercial purposes.
2. To increase market access for smallholders in Bungoma County through efficient aggregation.
3. To increase the ability of smallholder maize farmers to manage climate variability effects in the long term.
4. To reduce gender and social disparities in the maize value chain.

Expected Outcomes

1. Increased availability of sustainably and safely produced maize by 50% for household and commercial consumption.
2. Increased access to the market for smallholder maize farmers in Bungoma through efficient aggregation at farmer-led centres.
3. Increased ability of smallholder maize farmers to manage climate variability effects in the long term.
4. Reduced gender disparities due to strengthened gender-responsive mechanisms in the maize value chain.

Partners

• Solidaridad
• County Government of Bungoma (funded by LDF)