The country loses an estimated Sh11 billion due to water leakages and theft in a sector whereas 50 per cent of the available water is costly and inaccessible to ordinary Kenyans. Read more: kenyamarkets.org/ministry-of-wa… #BetterMarketsKe #KenyaMarkets #water #sanitation #kenya #WASREB

"In the livestock sector, KMT envisions a modernised meat industry through influencing investments by actors in the meat industry to enhance efficiency, make it competitive, while enhancing consumer safety." ~ Alison Ng’eny-Otieno, CEO KMT #livestock #foodsecurity #pastoralists

Did you know that rabbit meat is among the most nutritious types of meat? It's delicious and offers good nutritional properties compared to other animal source proteins. One of our blogs covers in detail the benefits of rabbit meat. kenyamarkets.org/rabbit-meat-th… #meat #livestock

All our focus areas are affected by #climatechange. Kenya's #livestock sector is among the hardest hit. It's estimated due to the 2017 - 2018 droughts; there was a 5.3% rise in livestock sales to avoid death of the animals through hunger and thirst. More kenyamarkets.org/climate-change/

For over a decade, KMT has been successfully transforming key market systems. We work through key partnerships with businesses, representative bodies, governments and other relevant institutions in the agri-inputs, #livestock & #water sectors. Impact: kenyamarkets.org/impact/

Our vision for the #livestock sector is to create a modernized, efficient, organized and competitive #meat industry that is linked to an improved value-added and profitable livestock production system. kenyamarkets.org/our-focus-on-l… #BetterMarketsKe #KenyaMarkets #pastoralists #kenya

Today during International Women's Day, we celebrate all women who work hard and make an impact in our society. Happy International Women's Day to all women from Kenya Markets Trust. internationalwomensday.com #BetterMarketsKe #KenyaMarkets #InternationalWomensDay #BreakTheBias

Our joy as an organization is to see our work impacting the lives of ordinary smallholder farmers. As of July 2019, we helped 84,914 more farmers access lime and soil testing services. kenyamarkets.org/kmt-agri-input… #BetterMarketsKe #KenyaMarkets #agriculture #SmallHolderFarmers

“Climate change impacts are costing African economies between 3% and 5% of their GDP. Despite not being responsible for causing climate change, it is Africans who are bearing both the brunt and the cost.” ~ Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa #climatechange

Kenyan farmers have long been subject to the risk of purchasing low quality or counterfeit seeds. Scratch-off labels for seed packets introduced an innovative technology empowering farmers to verify the authenticity of seeds kenyamarkets.org/agri-inputs-re… #agriculture #AgriTech #kenya

KMT has been working to transform Kenya's #water sector for over 10yrs now. We've enabled access to clean, safe and piped drinking water to thousands of homes around the country. Here is a short documentary on our work: youtu.be/RLhuWA2QpY0 #BetterMarketsKe #KenyaMarkets

Growth in Kenya's #livestock sector has clear potential for reducing poverty. Through our efforts, 129,753 pastoralist households had gained access to quality and affordable animal health inputs and services as of 2020. kenyamarkets.org/livestock-rese… #BetterMarketsKe #KenyaMarkets

One of the main challenges facing WSPs is governance. We're confident that the new training handbook developed by WASREB and other sector stakeholders will positively influence WPSs management. Subscribe to our newsletter for upcoming updates: kenyamarkets.org/learn/ #water

Our work in Kenya's agri-inputs sector is helping farmers adopt better farming methods. We've reached over 500,000 smallholder farmers throughout Kenya. Learn more about our impact in the agri-inputs sector: kenyamarkets.org/impact/ #BetterMarketsKe #agricuture #AgriTech #kenya

#livestock is fundamental to Kenya's economy. The sector contributes 10% - 13% of the national GDP and employs up to 50% of the agricultural labour force. Learn how we've worked with various players to bring sustainable change to the industry. youtu.be/e3e7KZ_4hY4

Yesterday, we signed an MoU with KenyaMeatCommission which will see the meat processor access high-quality technical assistance in skills, technology and product enhancement, under our project with the GIZ under the #BusinessScoutsforDevelopment programme @MosesMunuve edda apiyo otieno

They say a photo is worth a 1000 words. What do you see? We see a boy whose education is dependent on #livestock. We see a family whose primary source of livelihood is livestock. We see a region that's most likely in Kenya's #ASALs. But all in all, we see potential and hope.