The Hungarian Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Katalin Nyirati, with members of the self-help women groups during the handing over of the model farm projects on Tuesday/Musembi Nzengu.
The Hungarian Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Katalin Nyirati, speaking during the launch of the model farm project in Kitui on Tuesday/Musembi Nzengu.
The Hungarian Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Katalin Nyirati, is helped plant a tree at the model farm site on Tuesday by the Kitui CEC for Culture Phoebe Mutemi and the Agriculture counterpart Stephen Kimwele/Musembi Nzengu.

A group of women in Kitui county is set to boost food production and improve their livelihoods after benefiting from a climate-smart model farm established through an international partnership.

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Hungarian Ambassador to Kenya Katalin Nyirati on Tuesday presided over the handover of the project to members of a women’s self-help group in Kakungu village, Nzambani in Kitui East.

 

The model farm was established through a partnership between the Hungary Helps Agency and Ushiriki Wema Foundation, headed by Tessie Musalia.

 

It comprises a modern irrigation system, water storage facilities, a greenhouse, a tree nursery and a vegetable farm.

 

The initiative seeks to support women’s self-help groups through climate-smart agriculture, economic empowerment and food security solutions.

 

It is also designed to strengthen the women’s farming skills and production capacity while promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

 

The project is expected to improve livelihoods and build resilience among rural households facing the challenges of climate change and food insecurity.

 

Speaking during the handover, Nyirati said empowering women was critical to the progress and development of communities.

 

“Women are at the heart of any community. This project will help make them more independent, strengthen their livelihoods and give them the confidence and capacity to provide for their families,” she said.

The ambassador said the benefits of empowering women extend beyond individual households.

 

She noted that stronger and more economically independent women contribute to the wellbeing and development of the wider community.

 

Kitui executives Stephen Mbaya Kimwele (Agriculture), Phoebe Mutemi (Culture and Social Services) and Rose Mutuku (Trade), as well as Nzambani MCA Joseph Musyoka Mbite, attended the handover ceremony.

 

The executives welcomed the partnership, saying initiatives that equip women with practical skills and productive resources were vital to improving livelihoods.

 

They said such interventions would help boost household incomes, enhance food security and strengthen community resilience, particularly in rural areas.