Government Strengthens Dairy MSME Capacity Under the KJET Project in Kiambu County
KJET is a five-year project funded by the World Bank, designed to create jobs and improve the productivity of select MSME clusters aligned with priority value chains under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
The dairy sector remains one of Kenya’s priority value chains under BETA, contributing approximately 4% to our national GDP.
This training is equipping our dairy farmers and cooperatives with the skills needed to enhance productivity, strengthen competitiveness, and attract increased private sector investment.
With 77% of youth in our country earning a livelihood through the MSME sector, I encouraged the beneficiaries to apply the knowledge gained to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of their farms and cooperatives and create more opprtunities for youth.
Hon. Susan Mang'eni also challenged the farmers to look beyond local markets and position themselves to tap into export opportunities across the East African region, home to over 300 million consumers as well as continental markets available through AfCFTA.