In Israel, when an area receives at least 300 millimetres of rainfall, it is no longer considered a dry area qualified for help. Some of the regions receive as little as 30 millimeters of rainfall and are food self-sufficient. To put this in Kenya’s context, Turkana receives 300 millimetres of rainfall a year. We are adopting agricultural technology at a snail’s pace that will not catapult us from being a net importer of food. Endless trips by MCAs to Israel and other technology driven agricultural producers have not resulted in sufficient knowledge transfer and implementation.

Source: The Star May 03, 2017 07:07 UTC