Despite contributing over 75% of Kenya’s total agricultural output, smallholder farmers in the country have nothing to smile about; often living in poverty and consumed by the farm manual drudgery. Widespread reliance on outdated and rudimentary farming methods have led to low productivity; giving little headroom for socio-economic advancement in a sector that employs up to 75% of the working population. Experts opine that to turnaround the situation, there is need to inject new technologies and innovations especially those touching on mechanization; while equipping farmers with modern farming skills. Also key in the agricultural transformation... Continue reading →
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