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Kenya unveils $10bn modern farming blueprint
The new agricultural strategy is designed to drive Vision 2030 to ramp up economic growth to 10 per cent and turn Kenya into a middle-industrialised economy in 20 years. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU
Posted Monday, July 12 2010 at 00:00
“Food security is not necessarily about production. All we need to do is ensure that we produce competitively and the resources are used in a sustainable manner,” he said.
Permanent Secretary for Livestock Development Ken Lusaka said: “Through the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy, we will work together from top down to the field to utilise each other’s expertise.” The long-serving administrator expects his sector to grow by an unprecedented 15 per cent in the next 10 years.
“It is a question of co-operation and sharing of resources for efficiency and effectiveness,” said Seno Nyakenyanya, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing.
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