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Horticulture sector gets Sh1.5bn boost to ensure quality produce

Crates filled with fresh produce ready for sorting at a packhouse in Kirinyaga County.

Photo credit: Rachel Kibui | Nation Media Group

By  Rachel Kibui

Contributor

What you need to know:

  • The funding seeks to ensure continuous production of quality yield.
  • Participants emphasised on the need for cooperation between the private and public sectors.
  • They also called for coordination between the national and county governments.

The government has set aside Sh1.5 billion to cushion farmers and exporters of fresh produce under a stimulus programme.

The funding seeks to ensure continuous production of quality yield and maintain the supply chain for both inputs and produce.  

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