2025-2027 AVOCADO AND MACADAMIA TREES

The project Avocado and macadamia trees — a path to environmental and socio-economic sustainability in Kenya focuses on supporting sustainable development in the districts of Trans-Nzoia, Meru and Murang’a.

Project goal

The main goal of the project is to contribute to environmental sustainability in Kenya and to improve the economic situation of poor farmers through the cultivation of avocado and macadamia trees. The measurable indicator of this goal will be an increase in the share of greenery and a decrease in poverty in the districts of Trans-Nzoia, Meru and Murang’a according to national statistics. The project aims to achieve its main goal through two project outcomes.

Building climate resilience and economic stability of farmers in the Kitale and Meru region

The first planned outcome is improved climate resilience of communities in Kitale, Meru and Makuyu, which we will achieve by growing 40,000 trees (25,000 avocado and 15,000 macadamia) on the land of 1,000 farmers. The second planned outcome of the project is an improvement in the living conditions and economic position of farmers. We aim to achieve this through specialist agricultural and business training for farmers, ongoing monitoring and the provision of advice to farmers, in the interest of successfully growing avocado and macadamia trees. We will also secure the second outcome by registering farmer cooperatives, which after the project will allow farmers to buy agricultural inputs collectively at lower prices, build partnerships with reliable buyers and sell their produce on more advantageous terms.

SAVIO development project worth EUR 250,000: Transparent help for farmers in the Makuyu region

The target group is small farmers from the districts of Trans-Nzoia, Makuyu and Murang’a. Direct beneficiaries of the aid will be 1,000 people, of whom at least 250 will be women, 300 young people under 29 and at least 20 people with special health needs — those who are among the most vulnerable groups in the population. The project is funded through SlovakAid with a grant of EUR 250,000.

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