Governor James Orengo Pledges on Food Security

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Governor James Orengo Pledges on Food Security

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. In Siaya county a household shall be considered food secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation.

We will ensure Siaya County grows its own food and protect the poor from the rising food prices thereby eradicating hunger.

James Orengo and Nyalore team shall;

  •  Subsidize farm inputs to ensure increased yields (fertilizer, feeds, pesticides, acaricides and improved seeds).
  •  Invest in rural infrastructure to facilitate access to markets.
  • Expand and improve Agricultural Extension Services to Ward Levels with Trained Agricultural Champions in each village.
  • Expand Poultry, Dairy and Aquaculture sub sectors by empowering registered women/youth groups to engage in the sub sectors.
  • Strengthen co-operatives in farming, livestock and fish production to enable access to credit facilities and better markets for produce.
  • Value addition, Agro processing, branding and market access support for Agricultural produce with the aim of having “Produce of Siaya” brands in Supermarkets.
  • Liaise with agricultural research institutions and develop crop varieties that can withstand Siaya climate.
  • Promote inland fishing, storage and processing as well as cage fish farming in Lake Victoria and its peripheral satellite lakes
  • Investment in irrigation infrastructure to reduce over-reliance on rain-fed Agriculture.
  • Encourage investment in post-harvest processing, preservation and storage technologies, to maximize returns to farmers and lower prices for consumers through GRAIN BANKS
  • Some of the idle community and public land be reclaimed and put into productive agricultural use e.g. Yala swamp and grow basic crops to be reserved in strategic grain banks in all subcounties for emergency food response purposes.
  • Promote Orphan crops and Polyculture

Source: Citizen Digital

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