Call for applications for farmer groups in LREB

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has opened the call for applications from 22 September to 15 October 2025, for farmer groups within the Lake Region Economic Block (LREB) for the TUNZA project.

TUNZA is a community led initiative funded by the Green Climate Fund, with additional co-financing mobilized through the Government of Denmark, FAO, and the Government of Kenya. It is targeting 143,000 households in the LREB region. That is: Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kericho, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nandi, Nyamira, Siaya, Trans Nzoia, and Vihiga counties.

Working through groups and cooperatives, it seeks to improve livelihoods through sustainable climate resilient, low carbon (improved production, harvesting and marketing) on six value chains.  Namely:  African Leafy Vegetables, Coffee, Diary, Fruit trees, Poultry and Tea.

We are currently on boarding farmers who would like to participate in the farmer field schools in who are in the aforementioned value chains. The selected farmers should expect:

• Two Years of Technical Support and Training: sustainable production, harvesting, processing, marketing, and land restoration based on specific needs to improve resilience and adaptability.  

• Enhanced Climate Resilience: develop stronger resilience to climate impacts to better manage risks and adapt to changing environmental conditions.  

• Increased Income: opportunities for financial growth and stability.  

• Access to Better Markets: opening new market opportunities through improved production, processing and marketing. 

• Land Restoration: restore, conserve, and reforest community lands, forests, and wetlands for better production and sustainable farming environments.  

• Green Job Creation: provide employment opportunities in agriculture and related sectors by creating about 3,000 green jobs for youth. 

• Environmental Benefits: climate change mitigation to reduce greenhouse gas emission 

Eligible Criteria:

1. Applicants must come from the Lake Region Economic Block (Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kericho, Kisii, Kisumu, Migori, Nandi, Nyamira, Siaya, Trans Nzoia, and Vihiga counties)

2. Applicants must have a valid registration certificate.

3. Applicants must be in a group of at least 25 members

4. Applicants must already be participating in any of the six value chains. That is: (poultry, dairy, coffee, tea, African leafy vegetables, fruit trees)

Terms and Conditions of applying:

Only one application may be submitted by an eligible group. Either:

1. Electronically via the application link shared here: Https://ee-kobo.fao.org/YhqnW0El
2. OR scan QR code on the posters shared on FAO facebook, FAO X or physical poster shared in designated spots by Ward Agriculture Officers and Subcounty Agriculture Office.
3. Physical application forms to be picked from the Subcounty Agriculture Officers, duly filled, sealed and deposited in the designated application box domiciled at the Subcounty Agriculture Office block. A serial number will be issued on the spot.
4. Applicants may request assistance in formulating their applications.) However, the applicant is fully responsible for the quality of the application submitted. The applicant must ensure that the submission is complaint with the scope of the call, eligibility and selection criteria. Once submitted, an application cannot be recalled or amended in anyway.
5. Applications that do not use the prescribed form, or do not include all the items and supporting documents required in the application form will be rejected.
6. The review process will be an open, equal, inclusive, and competitive.
7. Applicants found canvassing will be immediately disqualified.
8. FAO does not charge a fee for applications.

For enquiries, please write to [email protected]