Governor Gideon Mung'aro Pledges On Agricultural Transformation Plan

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Governor Gideon Mung'aro Pledges On Agricultural Transformation Plan

Mung’aro wa Kilifi Agricultural Transformation Plan will seek to turn agriculture into a
profitable and lucrative venture. It will not only focus on increased agricultural productivity
but also in seeking local and international markets for agricultural produce. It will seek to
revive the dwindling agricultural sector by establishing local value-addition plants and other
production and marketing mechanisms. It will enhance the use of irrigation to guarantee
productivity in dry areas and reduce reliance on rain fed agriculture.

VISION
The Mung’aro wa Kilifi Agricultural Transformation Plan
Agriculture

Our government will devote 15% of the County’s development budget to agriculture and by that guarantee food and nutrition security and improvement in farmer’s livelihoods. The budget allocation will guarantee investment in the three key areas of crop development,livestock production and exploitation of the Blue Economy. We will endeavor to have a County agro-processing strategy focusing on post harvest handling,processing and value addition.We will commit to improving marketaccess and the provision of agricultural support in the form of e-subsidies andfarm inputs access. More specifically, we
will:
1. Develop market linkages forsmallholder farmers to county,regional, national, and international markets
2. Work with the national government to revive the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project with the aim of setting up a milling plant within the county so as to reduce the soaring price of flour and basic food commodities within the county and ensure they are affordable to the locals
3. Enhance agricultural production by use of model farms (14 model irrigation schemes for small and medium scale farmers)
4. Revive the production of mango,cashew nut, coconut, and horticultural farming by establishing a fruit processing factory in the county.
5. Promote high return value chains including fish farming, improved poultry farming, dairy farming, bee keeping and others

6. Invest in agricultural extension services especially the County Agricultural Extension System. We will revamp and substantively invest in agricultural extension services including offering subsidizes and distributing farm inputs [seeds and fertilizer) and machinery to farmers to enable early preparation of farms and support tree planting so as to address the chronic food shortage and provide increased forest cover within the county.


7. Promote climate smart agriculture and the use of sustainable agricultural practices.
8. Encourage traditional food crop production e.g sweet potatoes,arrowroots, cassava etc to ensure food security.
9. Promote the grand idea of One County, One product based on our competitive advantage.

 

SOURCE: Citizen Digital

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