Kenya - Small-scale Horticulture Development Project (SHDP)

The proposed Small-scale Horticulture Development Project (SHDP) supports Kenya’s vision and current development strategy that focuses on growth and poverty reduction as articulated in the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS). The project will focus on improving horticultural crop production through rehabilitation and expansion of irrigation infrastructure in selected existing gravity-fed surface irrigation schemes. Apart from improved irrigation infrastructure, the project will also focus on improved production and post-harvest handling technologies, market accessibility, financial services and capacity building. The project will contribute to achievement of core MDG objectives of poverty alleviation and sustainable development and promoting gender equality and empowerment of women through their involvement in project activities. The project will comprise 3 components namely: (i) Irrigation and Infrastructure Development (ii) Farmer Support and (iii) Project Coordination. It will be implemented over a period of 6 years with an estimated total cost, including contingencies, is UA 19.75 million.