FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Chief Administrative Secretary Anne Nyaga assesses a kitchen garden at Kilimo House in Nairobi. This is part of the Government s project to boost food and security. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
The government has released seeds, seedlings and farm inputs worth Sh12.7 million to be distributed to farmers in 11 counties.
The counties are Makueni, Kajiado, Machakos, Bomet, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Nyeri, Tana River, Murang’a, Nyandarua and Kitui.
The project is part of the Small Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Programme (SIVAP) funded by Africa Development Bank (AfDB), a grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) and the Government of Kenya.
Embu muguka farmers to receive Sh53m funding
Tuesday February 16 2021
By GEORGE MUNENE
The government has set aside Sh53 million to boost muguka farming in Embu County.
The funds will be advanced to the small-scale farmers in Mbeere North and South sub-counties as soft loans at an interest rate of three per cent for purchase farm inputs to increase production.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture Chief Administrative Secretary, Anne Nyaga, the money will be released to the farmers through their saccos in three weeks’ time.
Speaking on Tuesday at Muraru village during the official opening of a Sh5.6 million muguka market constructed by the government, Ms Nyaga said muguka played a key role in improving the livelihoods of farmers.
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
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By Jael Mboga | February 6th 2021 at 03:20:00 GMT +0300
The negative perception that farming is an old man’s game is one of the challenges facing Kenya’s agriculture development.
According to Agriculture Sector Network chairman Dr Bimal Kantaria, in the last two years agriculture has been one of the best performing sectors in the economy. Speaking on Spice FM, he attributed this to the previous year being characterized by adequate rainfall.
However, much as the Kenya agriculture sector seems to be developing, many are still not food secure. Each year, there will be parts of the country in dire need of relief food and dealing with the adverse effects of famine.