Maseno University (MSU) is a subrecipient of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats to Crops (CETC-IL) project titled: “Addressing Current and Emerging Threats to Crops in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya: A Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Approach” in collaboration with University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) based on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two institutions. MSU is handling the maize subcomponent of the Kenyan project: Maize and Mango Postharvest Loss Reduction Strategies to Increase Food Security and Employment of Women and Youth in Kisumu, Siaya, and Kitui Counties of Kenya.

The workshop aims at presenting feedback to the community based on its outcomes; training farmers on maize postharvest technologies and marketing strategies and conducting participatory project(s) monitoring, learning and evaluation as well as proposing the next steps.

The participants are from the project teams, students, Ministry of Agriculture officials, farmers, women and youth from Kisumu and Siaya Counties of western Kenya.