08 May

Inception Meeting for Introducing Post-Harvest Loss Technologies to Unlocking the Business Potential of the Horticultural Value Chains Project

On March 20, 2024, SUGECO, in collaboration with Feed the Future, conducted an inception meeting on the implementation of the Kilimo Tija Activity (KTA) project awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The participants were 25, including SUGECO staff and ACDI/VOCA. The meeting consisted of different agenda items such as opening remarks, introduction, purpose of the inception meeting, overview of the grant agreement, in-depth understanding of the milestone, environmental compliance, and closing remarks.

The meeting was opened with brief opening remarks by Mr. Pius Tizeba, Senior Grant Specialist at ACDI/VOCA. In his speech, he started by introducing the participants to USAID, Feed the Future, and the KTA project. He thanked the participants for attending and emphasized that SUGECO and Feed the Future need to make sure that we collaborate to achieve the KTA project goals. Finally, he announced that the meeting was officially opened.

He continued by giving a brief explanation of the project by discussing key issues such as the name of the project and the project's donor. The main goal and objectives of the project, Strategies to achieve the project's goals, Duration of the project and description of the responsibilities of both parties, SUGECO and ACDI/VOCA, on the project implementation.

Following the remarks delivered by Mr. Revocatus Kimario, the SUGECO Executive Director briefly presented how the KTA will contribute to the livelihood of youth and women in the selected value chains and also thanked USAID for the award that will support the post-harvest technologies that will allow SUGECO to access the market in the local and international markets. He added that this is an opportunity for SUGECO to get connected with funders and engage a large number of youths through different projects.