Strengthening Kenya's digital climate advisory services for the last mile
56 master trainers from 14 Lake Region Economic Bloc counties met in Kisii to strengthen Digital Climate Advisory Services under the FAO GCF TUNZA Project, launching a cascade that will equip about 1,200 extension officers with climate advisory skills.
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Strengthening Kenya's digital climate advisory services for the last mile
56 master trainers from 14 Lake Region Economic Bloc counties met in Kisii to strengthen Digital Climate Advisory Services under the FAO GCF TUNZA Project, launching a cascade that will equip about 1,200 extension officers with climate advisory skills.
The Integrated Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS) Training of Trainers brought together national and county leaders, climate experts and extension practitioners at the Kisii Agricultural Training Centre, reflecting a shared commitment to strengthening climate services for agricultural resilience. The workshop was officially opened by Elijah Okemwa, Kisii County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Cooperative Development and Irrigation. He was joined by Agnes Kemunto, Chief Officer in the same department; Bernard Chanzu, Director of the Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (IMTR); Benjamin Onyacha of the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB); and other senior government officials, demonstrating the broad institutional partnership behind the initiative.
Their presence signaled more than support for a training workshop. It reflected a growing recognition that while Kenya has made significant investments in generating accurate weather and climate information, the real measure of success lies in ensuring that this information reaches farmers in forms they can understand and use to make better decisions.