Project Title Makueni Cotton revitalization project.
Lead Organization Makueni Ginnery.
Partners Cotton Farmers, Ginners and Spinners.
Main Objective Promote high quality cotton production.
Beneficiaries Cotton growers - Makueni Dstrict.
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Awareness creation
2. Establish demonstration fields.
3. Extension services
4. Farmer organizational capacity building
5. Dissemination of marketing information- price, quality Stds etc)

Expected Outcomes

1. Awareness creation
2. Extension services
3. Knowledge on market operations
4. Contract farming

Project Title Mwea Cotton Enterprises and Agribusiness Project.
Lead Organization Mwea Cotton Ginnery.
Partners Cotton out growers.
Main Objective To equip cotton growers with skills in growing cotton profitably.
Beneficiaries Cotton growers - Kirinyaga District
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Formation of farmer group
2. Agronomy and general crop husbandry
3. Record keeping, business management training
4. Management & marketing skills
5. Machine maintenance & services

Expected Outcome

1. Contract farming 
2. Organized farmer groups
3. Higher quality and quantity of cotton

Project Title South Nyanza Cotton Industry Promotion Project.
Lead Organization Asego Holdings Ltd.
Partners Asego Holdings Ltd.
Main Objective To equip the South Nyanza cotton out growers with all the necessary tools and skills for growing sustainable volumes of high quality cotton profitably.
Beneficiaries Cotton growers and spinners - South Nyanza.
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Advocacy and mobilization
2. Formation of farmer associations
3. Extension services
4. Development of marketing strategies

Expected Outcomes

1. Strengthened partnership with existing farmers
2. Provision of inspectors to ensure proper stewardship of the industry
3. Improved transportation systems
4. Established cotton produce collection centers

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Project Title Handloom Weavers Project.
Lead Organization Masaai Village Crafts and Weavers.
Partners Fine Spinners, Export Market.
Main Objective Strengthen Competitiveness of hand woven cotton products.
Beneficiaries Cotton weavers.
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Group formation and capacity building
2. Market linkages
3. Product quality improvement

Expected Outcomes

1. Increased incomes of weavers

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Project Title Quality cotton development.
Lead Organization Kenya Cotton Holdings.
Partners Cotton Farmer’s co-op Societies, cotton farmers, KARI, Ndere Ginnery, Algenya Lint Processors Ltd
Main Objective Revival of cotton sub-sector through the development of cotton seeds for farmers and the subsequent ginneries revival to accommodate the produced cotton
Beneficiaries Cotton farmers and procesors.
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Provision of quality cotton
2. Train farmers
3. Educational tours
4. Establish linkages to avoid exploitation

Expected Outcomes

1. Quality cotton seeds
2. Efficient operations of the ginneries

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Project Title Determination of challenges facing the organic cotton farmers and promotion of cotton production in Lamu
Lead Organization The Kenya Cotton Growers’ Association.
Partners Lamu Organic Farmers Association, Mpeketoni Cotton Ginnery and TSS Spinners Limited.
Main Objective Gather and avail information on organic cotton farming, build the capacity of farmers to motivate them and create new market linkages for the crop plus its rotational crops
Beneficiaries Organic Farmers - Lamu.
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Development of market linkages
2. Capacity building for the farmers
3. Management committees
4. Extension services

Expected Outcomes

1. Accurate information
2. Less environmental pollution
3. Increased production
4. Reduced production costs
5. Increased incomes

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Project Title Revitalization of cotton growing in Kerio valley and western Kenya
Lead Organization Rift valley products Ltd.
Partners Rift valley products Ltd, cotton growers
Main Objective Revive cotton growing in Western Kenya
Beneficiaries Cotton growers
Duration 12 months.

Activities

1. Good agricultural practices,
2. Facilitate marketing linkages
3. Organizational development skills
4. Facilitate technical training skills

Expected Outcomes

1. Increased production
2. Increased income
3. Improved technical skills and production efficiencies

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