COUNTY AGRICULTURE STRATEGIES

The Ministry of Agriculture at the county level has been assigned the following functions: crop husbandry, plant disease control, and agriculture development and marketing. This will be achieved in line with the following priorities and strategies.

INCREASE FOOD CROP PRODUCTION

• Increase the acreage under irrigation Promote water harvesting for irrigation;
• Diversify farming enterprises and Promote drought tolerant crops
• Encourage the use of certified seeds and Promote use of modern farming techniques
• Invest in research and development;
• Increase pest surveillance and disease control initiatives;
• Enhance extension services;
• Drainage system improvement in the wet areas;
• Farmers training on proper post- harvest handling of farm produce;
• Construction of storage and cooling facilities for perishable produce;
• Installation of an electric fence to be erected by KWS;
• Establish marketing groups and Encourage the establishment of farmers’ cooperative societies;
• Revitalize agricultural demonstration farms in all the wards;
• Promotion of production of high value horticultural crops and high value traditional crops.

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

• Promotion of On farm structures e.g. terraces;
• Tree planting campaigns during rainy seasons;

IMPROVE SOIL FERTILITY

• Provide subsidized inputs and promote the use of certified seeds;
• Increase awareness on technologies to increase soil fertility;
• Promote conservation agriculture including agro forestry;

INCREASE FARMERS INCOME

• • Establish agro-processing plants/ cottage industries;
  • Capacity building on value addition;
  • Monitor and disseminate market information;