The program will enhance the current poultry food and farming system to build a viable and equitable market system.
Heifer International and Cargill in partnership with the National and County Governments have recently announced the expansion of Hatching Hope into Kenya. Hatching Hope Kenya will reach 10 million people in its first phase (2019-2022), through a combination of direct support to farmers and consumer-awareness campaigns, contributing to a global goal of improving the nutrition and incomes of 100 million people by 2030.
In Kenya, 1.82 million children suffer from chronic malnutrition– over a quarter of the under-5 population. By working across the poultry supply chain, Hatching Hope Kenya will sustainably improve smallholder farmer incomes and increase the awareness and availability of nutrient-rich chicken and eggs for families in Western Kenya.
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.
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 smallholder farmers are already raising chickens and all household members can engage in poultry production – especially women and youth. Poultry is easy to feed, breed and bring to market, and chickens grow fast to provide income quickly.
