The people in the arid and semi-arid areas possess money, knowledge, and ideas. It's time to shift our focus towards investing in the ASALs and finding solutions there, rather than continuing to invest outside these regions.- Lilian Abishai, Public-Private Partnerships Netherlands Embassy in Kenya

'To meet global market demands, enhancing animal production and meat quality in ASAL regions is crucial. A closer look at investment documents is needed to identify challenges hindering investment in the ASALs.'-Prof Abdi Guliye, Adviser Office of the President. Netherlands Embassy in Kenya @JMokk

Over 20 million people in the drylands depend on the livestock sector for their livelihoods. The arid lands of the Horn of Africa, in particular, supply 80-90% of the region's red meat.-Dr Diba Dida, Mercy Corps Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Jarso Mokku

Investments are often largely made upstream and little on the downstream. This presents an unstructured and uncoordinated value chain wired to the centre.- Guyo Malicha Roba, PhD Board Chair DLCI Kenya Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Jarso Mokku

Sustainable development of power and water resources is an opportunity for Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) areas.- Farid Mohamed, PIPAL Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Jarso Mokku

An empowered ASAL people engaged in production and trade are key to participating in the economy. Infrastructure, adequate market access, and political stability are key factors for private sector growth. - Vishal Shah, Mashinani Works @nrt_kenya Jarso Mokku Netherlands Embassy in Kenya @KenyaGovern

Our ASAL agenda is grounded in the core values of leaving no one behind, building resilience and stability, and fostering hope and opportunity. -Pim Vander Male, Deputy Head of Cooperation, Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Jarso Mokku Guyo Malicha Roba, PhD Kenya Pastoralist Parliamentary Group- PPG @Devolution25

Value chains in the upstream tend to be well-organized, in contrast to the downstream (Asals) which is often fragmented. This lack of market access presents a major challenge for ASAL communities.-Guyo Malicha Roba, PhD Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Jarso Mokku Kenya Pastoralist Parliamentary Group- PPG Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development

Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative DLCI Kenya and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kenya Netherlands Embassy in Kenya are co-hosting a meeting to enhance dialogue on the private sector engagement in the ASALS- A reflection on the opportunities, challenges and incentives.

#HappeningNow , Today, DLCI Kenya is actively engaged at the Drylands Community of Practice meeting hosted at ILRI.org . Our CEO, Jarso Mokku, joins the discussions led by Dr. Guyo Malicha Roba, PhD head of Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action on critical regional drylands challenges and solutions.
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