State backs plan to help farmers quit tobacco farming
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha (centre) and the World Health Organization’s head of health promotion Rudiger Krech (right) award Migori Governor Ochillo Ayacko (left) in Sinuoche on May 31, 2023, for the county’s role in helping farmers transition from tobacco farming.
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said projects to help smallholder farmers ditch tobacco will boost their health while also building the country’s food security.
To support the transition, Ms Nakhumicha said the government will endeavor to revive the South Nyanza (Sony) sugar company and other struggling sugar plants in the country, to give farmers an alternative crop.
The government will support efforts to help farmers transition from tobacco farming to healthier alternatives across the country in efforts to reduce the health dangers associated with the cultivation and use of tobacco products in Kenya.
Speaking at the celebration of the World No Tobacco Day in Sibuoche, Migori County, on Wednesday, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said projects to help smallholder farmers ditch tobacco will boost their health while also building the country’s food security.
