REPORT ON THE MAKUENI, NYERI, BUNGOMA & NYANDARUA COUNTY SSP BENCHMARKING FORUM HELD AT MATILIKU, MAKUENI COUNTY ON 15TH AND 24TH APRIL 2019 Makueni – Bungoma - Nyandarua County SSP Benchmarking Activity, 15TH & 24th April 2019, AAK/SNV - Kenya 1 DATE: Monday 15th and Wednesday 24th April 2019 AREA: Matiliku, Makueni County VENUE: Nzaui SSP Office in Makueni and Charles Gaikia Agrovet in Nyandarua STAKEHOLDERS: AAK, MOA, SNV, KOPPERT BIOLOGICALS, BAYER CROP SCIENCE, KEITT EXPORTERS, EMBASSY of NETHERLANDS, SSPS FROM MAKUENI AND KAJIADO, The Spray Service Providers Project comprises of Professionally Trained farmers who are offering spray services to farmers at a fee in 24 counties in Kenya. The Partnership between AAK and SNV has managed to train 481 SSPs in the in 6 Counties of Makueni, Kajiado, Nyeri, Nyandarua, Nakuru and Bungoma since September 2016. The Benchmarking Activities on the 15th & 24th April 2019 fora involved the below Stakeholders and Officials: 1. Ministry of Agriculture (Nyeri, Nyandarua, Makueni, Bungoma) 2. SNV Kenya 3. KEITT Exporters 4. Makueni Service Providers Association (MASPA) 5. Nzau Farm 6. Makueni County SSPs (10) 7. Nyeri County (14) 8. Nyandarua County SSPs (14) 9. Bungoma County SSPs (14) 10. Agrochemical s Association of Kenya (AAK) The main aim of the Forum was to enable the Makueni and Nyandarua County SSPs (that have been very vibrant and successful in their operations) share and offer practical advice to their counterpart SSPs in Nyeri, Nyandarua and Bungoma Counties. This activity was aimed at boosting and elevating the levels of spray service delivery in Nyeri, Nyandarua and Bungoma Counties. The activities were also aimed at bolstering diversification and tapping into other agricultural related service portfolios in their resident communities. Makueni – Bungoma - Nyandarua County SSP Benchmarking Activity, 15TH & 24th April 2019, AAK/SNV - Kenya 2 Photo Grid 1 Photo Grid 1 Makueni – Bungoma - Nyandarua County SSP Benchmarking Activity, 15TH & 24th April 2019, AAK/SNV - Kenya 3 Photo Grid 1 Makueni – Bungoma - Nyandarua County SSP Benchmarking Activity, 15TH & 24th April 2019, AAK/SNV - Kenya 4 LIST 1 Makueni – Bungoma - Nyandarua County SSP Benchmarking Activity, 15TH & 24th April 2019, AAK/SNV - Kenya 5 LIST 2 Makueni – Bungoma - Nyandarua County SSP Benchmarking Activity, 15TH & 24th April 2019, AAK/SNV - Kenya 6 .