Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya

The project targets six priority value chains (dairy, poultry, coffee, tea, fruit trees, and African leafy vegetables) in the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) of Kenya. It aims to reach 572,000 direct beneficiaries, primarily smallholder farmers, by improving public agro-climate services, implementing sustainable landscape management, and deploying climate-resilient technologies. The initiative leverages the cooperative movement to facilitate risk-sharing and technology upscale, while partnering with financial institutions like Kenya Commercial Bank to provide accessible credit. The project expects to reduce GHG emissions by 4,268,492 tCO2eq over 20 years and restore or manage 30,540 hectares of land.

• The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4,268,492 tCO2eq over a 20-year lifespan, focusing on the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector.
• The project targets 572,000 direct beneficiaries, with 50% being women, and an additional 2,098,140 indirect beneficiaries.
• The initiative focuses on six priority agricultural value chains: dairy, poultry, coffee, tea, fruit trees, and African leafy vegetables.
• The project intends to bring 30,540 hectares of natural resources under improved low-emission and/or climate-resilient management practices.
• The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) is highly vulnerable to climate change, with 72% of its working population employed in agriculture and facing impacts from increased temperatures, droughts, and flooding.
• The project's financial internal rate of return is estimated at 23% for the RCP 8.5 scenario and 25% for the RCP 2.6 scenario over a 20-year period.
• The project will utilize a 'Green-List' of government-validated climate technologies to guide cooperatives and financial institutions in investment and lending decisions.
• A key strategy involves leveraging agricultural cooperatives as risk-sharing mechanisms to help smallholders adopt climate-resilient technologies and access markets.
• The project will partner with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Co-operative Bank of Kenya, and Equity Bank to develop gender-responsive financial products and provide up to USD 10 million in leveraged loans.
• The total financing for the project is USD 49,992,238, with USD 29,215,309 requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp255.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp255.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025transforming, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp255.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }