“The Agriculture sector presents a huge opportunity for creation of employment to absorb the youth and ensure achievement of food security for future generations,” Kenya Youth Agribusiness Strategy 2017 -2021 report by the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries said. Information on access to markets, factors of production including land and financing remain extremely limited hindering adequate engagement of the youth in agriculture. Immense digitization of the agricultural sector will attract millennials as technology is the bait. Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization ICT director Boniface Akuku said the agricultural sector is between a rock and a hard place. The agriculture sector presents a huge opportunity for the creation of employment to absorb the youth and ensure achievement of food security for future generations.

Source: The Star April 14, 2019 04:52 UTC