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Stakeholders sign Sh32.9 m agreement to revive cotton farming in Kenya

Thanks to an ambitious program being fast tracked by value chain players, cotton farming in Kenya is well on the path of recovery. The program aims at filling gaps along value chain, equipping farmers with farm inputs, credit, and provision of extension services and linking them to the market.

Just a day before, various national government agencies, county government of Tana River County and stakeholders of the private sector signed a Sh32.9 million agreement with cotton farmers. And as Anthony Mureithi, Interim Director of fibres crops directorate under the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) says the initiative is part of other strategies being fast tracked to help farmers revive cotton farming. In 1970s and 1980s when cotton farming was second in the country in terms of employment after public service, Bura used to produce 30 per cent of the national production.

Under the programme, farmers will receive certified seeds sourced from Israel and other global market segments. Bura MP Ali Wario welcomed the new initiative saying farmers stand to gain after a long period grappling with grinding poverty among other miseries.

 
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