Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust - MESPT

Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust - MESPT MESPT was founded by GoK and European Union who later relinquished their position to DANIDA through an enjoined Trust Deed of 2013. Green transformation
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MESPT, founded in 2002 by the EU and National Treasury and transferred to DANIDA in 2013, to alleviate poverty by supporting microenterprise development in agriculture, agribusiness, and ago-processing and sustainable growth through financial services. A development organization supporting small holder farmers organized in groups such as Self Help groups, Community Based Organizations (CBO's), Fa

rmers' cooperatives, as well as Agri based Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and offers credit to financial institutions. Our mandate is to support sustainable economic growth and development of small holder farmers and Agri MSMEโ€™s to increase productivity, income and enhance competitiveness for job creation especially for youth and women. Our services are anchored on 5 thematic areas namely:
1. Agri enterprise development
2. Access to finance and financial inclusion
3. Agricultural productivity and food safety
4. Gender equity and youth empowerment

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐„๐’๐๐“ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ!Discover how Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is strengthening leaders...
18/08/2026

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐„๐’๐๐“ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ!

Discover how Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is strengthening leadership, driving agricultural innovation, and building climate-resilient market systems across Africa.

In This Issue:
๐Ÿค ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: Meet our three newly appointed Trustees joining the MESPT Board, bringing vast expertise in financial inclusion, agribusiness, and digital finance.

๐Ÿ† ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: MESPT receives the Africa Emerging Enterprise Support Organization Award 2026 at AAICE 2026.

๐Ÿ“Š ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐: Explore key milestones, partnerships, and impact stories from our past year of driving sustainable development.

๐ŸŒ ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฌ: Join us as we launch the BDCG Annual Conference 2026 Webinar Series, kicking off with โ€œBuilding Climate-Resilient and Competitive Agricultural Market Systems in Africaโ€ on 18 August 2026 at 11:00 AM EAT.

Dive into our latest insights, achievements, and upcoming opportunities transforming livelihoods across the sector.

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://tinyurl.com/k3mp57dt

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐Œ๐„๐’๐๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ | ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐†๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž2025 marked an important milestone for MESPT, the successful conclusion o...
10/08/2026

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐Œ๐„๐’๐๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ | ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐†๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž
2025 marked an important milestone for MESPT, the successful conclusion of our 2021โ€“2025 Strategic Plan and the beginning of a new chapter focused on scaling impact, strengthening partnerships and building more resilient agricultural systems.

Over the past five years, we have worked alongside farmers, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, partners and communities to strengthen agricultural value chains, expand access to finance, promote climate-smart agriculture and create inclusive economic opportunities.

And the numbers tell part of the story:
๐ŸŒฑ 71,227 smallholder farmers linked to structured markets
๐Ÿ’ฐ KES 6.84 billion in produce sales generated
๐Ÿฆ KES 2.4 billion in agricultural and green finance facilitated
๐ŸŒณ 2.1 million+ trees planted
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€๐ŸŒพ 72,046 farmers trained on GAP, climate-smart agriculture and food safety

But behind every number is a person, enterprise or community whose story matters.

๐Ÿ“– Explore the MESPT 2025 Annual Report and discover the impact behind the numbers.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/dSdA6MyJ

31/07/2026

"๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง. ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ‘,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ."

Behind this remarkable growth is a partnership built on trust, capacity building, and a shared commitment to empowering farmers.

For over 15 years, MESPT has worked alongside Keitt Exporters Limited to equip farmers with knowledge, strengthen local service providers, improve crop protection practices, provide essential equipment, and connect producers to new markets.

Watch how long-term collaboration is helping transform the mango value chain and creating lasting impact for farming communities.

27/07/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.

For Jawabu Biashara and MESPT, that shared purpose is supporting farmers thrive through greater access to affordable clean energy and inclusive finance.

Charles Njoroge Manging Director and Founder at Jawabu Biashara, reflects on how this partnership has supported the company's growth from operating in 5 counties to 13 counties and scaling from 100 to over 2,500 biodigesters while building a stronger future for farming communities across Kenya.

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ?Explore highlights from the Digital AgriValue Project partnership, MESPT's participa...
22/07/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ?

Explore highlights from the Digital AgriValue Project partnership, MESPT's participation at FINAS and AISA 2026, inspiring impact stories, opportunities for young agripreneurs, and the latest procurement opportunities.

Discover how innovation, partnerships, and inclusive finance are driving sustainable growth across Kenya's agricultural sector.

Today, MESPT officially marked a significant milestone in advancing sustainable and inclusive agriculture through the si...
10/07/2026

Today, MESPT officially marked a significant milestone in advancing sustainable and inclusive agriculture through the signing of a Consortium Partnership Agreement for the implementation of the ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž โ€“ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ฒ๐š'๐ฌ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข-๐’๐Œ๐„๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ.

Led by MESPT, the consortium brings together Brand Discovery Ltd, Wedgehut Foods Ltd, Barinate Farms Ltd, BNS BMS Ltd, Climacento Green Tech Ltd (Italy), and Bamboo Horizons, each contributing specialized expertise in value addition, renewable energy, digital agriculture, smart water management, climate technologies, and market access.

The project, supported under the Initiative of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), in partnership with the Italian Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and managed by the BASE Foundation, has secured funding, to accelerate the transformation of Kenya's agricultural value chains.

During the signing ceremony, consortium partners reaffirmed their shared commitment to empowering Agri-SMEs and smallholder farmers through innovative, climate-smart solutions. By combining their strengths, the partnership will deploy solar-powered cold chain infrastructure, digital traceability systems, AI-driven analytics, IoT-enabled monitoring, and smart irrigation technologies across the avocado, potato, tea, and strawberry value chains.

The initiative is expected to directly benefit more than 10,000 farmers by reducing post-harvest losses, strengthening market access, improving product quality, and promoting resilient, low-carbon agricultural enterprises.

Together, we are laying the foundation for a more sustainable, digitally enabled, and inclusive future for Kenya's agri-food sector.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ญ?This question sparked a rich discus...
03/07/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ญ?

This question sparked a rich discussion on strengthening inclusive financing for agri-food systems, bringing together leaders from financial institutions, agribusiness, and digital innovation.

The conversation underscored that financing agriculture requires a shift from traditional collateral-based lending to approaches that recognize farmers' realities. Dominic Mutunga CEO of Universal Traders Sacco emphasized bundled financial solutions that integrate market access and insurance, while Catherine Mwamba, CEO of Times U Sacco, highlighted the importance of character-based lending and financing aligned to agricultural production cycles.

Charles Njoroge, CEO of Jawabu Biashara Limited, demonstrated how digital financial records are transforming lending decisions by providing a clearer picture of farmers' businesses. Sharing his lived experience, a youth farmer, Daniel Maina reminded participants that many young agripreneurs have viable businesses but remain excluded from finance due to limited collateral and credit history.

The discussion also highlighted that investment readiness is built through training and mentorship. Monica Gachucha of East Africa Market Development Associates Ltd. emphasized the value of capacity building, while Jemimah Wanjiku from DigiCow Africa Ltd illustrated how digitized farmer data is becoming a powerful de-risking tool, enabling financial institutions to make more informed lending decisions.

One message stood out throughout the discussion: the future of agricultural finance lies in understanding farmers, leveraging data, and designing solutions that respond to the realities of agricultural enterprises.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ!Today, MESPT will host a side event on "๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช...
01/07/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ!

Today, MESPT will host a side event on "๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ช-๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด: ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด."

The session will bring together industry leaders, financial institutions, development partners, and private sector experts to explore innovative financing solutions that can unlock opportunities for farmers, agribusinesses, and underserved communities while building more inclusive and resilient agri-food systems.

๐Ÿ“… Date: 1 July 2026
๐Ÿ•š Time: 11:20 AM โ€“ 1:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Venue: KICC, Nairobi - Lenana Hall

We look forward to engaging conversations, practical insights, and collaborative solutions that will shape the future of inclusive agricultural finance.

A shared vision for sustainable agriculture and economic empowerment has transformed Kapsosio Greengold Avocado Farmers ...
25/06/2026

A shared vision for sustainable agriculture and economic empowerment has transformed Kapsosio Greengold Avocado Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) into a leading avocado cooperative. In partnership with the Green Employment in Agriculture Programme (GEAP) implemented by MESPT, the cooperative has grown steadily in membership, capacity, and market reach.

Today, Kapsosio markets approximately 130 metric tonnes of avocados annually and has also established a thriving avocado nursery, managed by youth, with more than 20,000 quality seedlings, strengthening the local seed system.

Beyond production, the cooperative has become a hub for youth empowerment. The cooperative has successfully implemented the Business Service Provider (BSP) model, with youth taking lead roles in orchard management activities such as harvesting, pruning, grafting, and produce loading during peak seasons.

Strategic investments in training, market linkages, an aggregation centre, and a farmer training hall have strengthened leadership, improved governance, enhanced production practices, and positioned Kapsosio as a model for sustainable avocado value chain development.

The cooperative, through the program has also greatly benefited from participation in B2B forums, trade fairs, and international exhibitions facilitated through the programme. These platforms have enhanced farmer knowledge, increased market exposure, and strengthened commercialization potential.

Kapsosio Greengold Avocado FCS has proudly unlocked economic opportunities, created jobs, and build resilient agricultural enterprises transforming avocado farming into a thriving business.

From 20 pioneering members to a thriving cooperative of 679 farmers, Rongai Acacia Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society is ...
25/06/2026

From 20 pioneering members to a thriving cooperative of 679 farmers, Rongai Acacia Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society is an example of the transformative impact of the GEAP Programme implemented by MESPT.

Through strategic support in fodder production, governance, market access, and enterprise development, the cooperative has strengthened dairy farming creating opportunities for youth and women.

The cooperative established a fodder seed multiplication farm, enabling more than 50% of members to adopt on-farm fodder production and improve access to affordable planting materials. It has also emerged as a driver of rural employment, creating 17 permanent jobs across the dairy value chain and engaging an additional 20โ€“30 youth during peak silage-making seasons.

Through MESPTโ€™s capacity-building initiatives, members have strengthened their skills in financial literacy, business planning, leadership, record keeping, gender inclusion, and enterprise management. This has translated into stronger governance structures, better decision-making, and improved business performance.

Improved market linkages have increased farmer incomes and encouraged continued investment in dairy farming. The cooperative has also stimulated the growth of six additional enterprises, including a processor, cottage industries, and wholesalers, creating even more employment opportunities within the local economy.

A MESPT-supported hay storage facility has also transformed fodder management by enabling farmers to aggregate, store, and access hay during dry periods. This has helped stabilize milk production, improve household incomes, and strengthen resilience to drought and feed shortages. The initiative has also inspired farmers to establish their own hay storage facilities and venture into fodder production as an additional source of income.

Beyond the numbers, the real impact is seen in the confidence of farmers, the opportunities created and stronger and more resilient dairy enterprises emerging across the community.

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