Heifer International and Cargill expand hatching hope into Kenya

Heifer International and Cargill expand hatching hope into Kenya

"Projects designed to support smallholder poultry farmers often focus only on production, rather than the changes needed across the market system. Hatching Hope takes a systems-wide approach, with the goal of increasing nutrition and incomes for smallholder poultry producers and their families," said Adesuwa Ifedi, Senior Vice President of Africa Programs for Heifer International. "Hatching Hope combines Cargill's expertise in poultry supply chains and nutrition with Heifer International's 76 years of experience working with smallholder livestock producers to address all parts of the poultry system."Hatching Hope Kenya is operating in the counties of Kisumu, Siaya, Homabay, Migori and the surrounding areas of Nakuru, Uasin Gishu counties and Nairobi Metropolitan. The program will enhance the current poultry food and farming system to build a viable and equitable market system through a sustainable 'Distributor Model' to improve feed access and technical support for 46,000 poultry farming households.In Hatching Hope Kenya program areas, poultry farming families currently earn an average of $1,559 per year - only 30% of the income needed to live a dignified life. Hatching Hope Kenya will support farmers to more than halve the living income gap over the next three years. The program focuses on poultry because many local