VOA常速英语:Food Security for Kenya

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted KSH 380 million to Kenyan innovators as part of its Feed the Future Kenya Innovation Engine (KIE), an effort to reward and improve agriculture-based innovations.To date, more than 57,000 rural households have benefitted from KIE-supported innovations and attracted nearly $1.4 million in public and private sector investment.
美国国际开发署(USAID)已经授予了肯尼亚创新者3亿8千万肯尼亚先令以作为“供养肯尼亚创新引擎（KIE）”项目的一部分，旨在鼓励和提升在农业方面的创新。到目前为止，超过57000户农村家庭已经从KIE支持的创新中受益，并且从公共和私营部门吸引了近140万美元的投资。

At a launch held May 31st in Nairobi,the Agency granted funds to ten local firms to transform simple agriculture initiatives into valuable projects in Kenya.Such projects have played key roles in improving incomes in individual households while at the same time,reducing poverty levels and improving food security among communities.
在5月31日于内罗毕举行的一场活动中，美国国际开发署向当地10家公司授予了资金，以求在肯尼亚将简单农业生产转变成为有价值的项目。这些项目在提高个人家庭收入方面起到了至关重要的作用，同时降低了贫困水平，还提高了社区之间的食品安全。

“Following a vetting process, six of these pilot roll-out grants have already been awarded,and the Innovation Engine is poised to grant funding and technical assistance to an additional four advanced innovations,”said Karen Freeman, the Mission Director USAID Kenya and East Africa.
“在审批过程中，试点中的6家公司已经得到了资金资助，而‘创新引擎’正准备给与其他4家先进的创新机构以资金和技术援助，”美国国际开发署肯尼亚和东非任务主管卡伦·弗里曼说道。

Kenya Innovation Engine is a five-year program, implemented in collaboration with USAID partner Land O’Lakes International Development,that identifies, nurtures and brings to scale innovative, private sector-oriented solutions to food security, under-nutrition and poverty.
肯尼亚创新引擎是一个时间跨度为5年的项目，它和美国国际开发署合作伙伴蓝多湖国际发展公司合作，它认清问题、培养并给肯尼亚带来规模创新性的、面向私营部门的解决方法，以求能够解决肯尼亚的食品安全、营养不足、以及贫穷等问题。

The Innovation Engine collaborates with entrepreneurs who design new concepts, products and services to maximize their commercial value.The initiative was launched in 2012 with funding from USAID;Kenya Innovation Engine has so far provided seed funding and technical expertise to 22 innovations with a promise of more support for food security and social support initiatives.
创新引擎和一些企业家进行了合作，他们注重设计新概念、新产品和新服务，以求实现商业价值最大化。2012年在得到美国国际开发署的资金支持后，该项计划得以开始实施；到目前为止，肯尼亚创新引擎已经为22家创新机构提供了种子资金和技术专长支持，并且承诺将给与更多的食品安全支持和社会支持措施。

“This initiative has contributed substantively to building the businesses and institutions involved in these areas,” said Ms. Freeman.
弗里曼说道：“这一举措做出了实质性的贡献，在这些领域里建立了一些企业和机构。”

Among the benefits achieved by the initiative - more than 57,000 households reached by new technologies during the proof-of-concept stage,30,000 farmers made a repeat purchase of the innovation;smallholders have recorded $6.7 million in incremental sales since adopting these innovations;and Enterprises created 1,458 jobs at the proof-of-concept (innovation testing) stage.
这一举措带来了许多好处—超过57000户家庭在试验阶段接触到了新科技30000名农民重复购买了这项创新；自从采取了这些创新以来，小农销售量的增长达到了破纪录的670万美元；而且各企业在试验阶段还创造了1458个就业机会。

The United States is proud to work with its partner Kenya to improve agriculture for the benefit of Kenyans and the Africa region.
美国很自豪能够跟合作伙伴肯尼亚一起努力，以改善肯尼亚和非洲地区的农业。