That should be the rallying call by every Kenyan farmer as politicians seek their support for the August 9 General Election. However, majority of small farmers are languishing in poverty not because of declining production, but because of lopsided policies and lack of incentives to lift them up. Countries like Malaysia, Japan and Singapore have raised the fortunes of their populations by taking care of the small scale farmers. Last week, the second National Agriculture Summit went down at the Kenya Agricultural Research Organisation in Loresho, Nairobi. Ministry of Agriculture senior officials, the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) members, and agriculture stakeholders held discussions on what should be done to make farming efficient and profitable.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2022 15:09 UTC