Feeble growth in agriculture bad for economy

In Summary

• Agriculture, and especially dependence on rainfed production systems, is the Achilles heel of Kenya’s economy.
• Here is why investment in irrigation must be a top priority, in fact, a sine qua non to food security as well as social and economic stability.

10 May 2022 - 04:00

Kenya’s economy is on the rebound after an excruciating 0.3 per cent contraction in 2020 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Growing at 7.5 per cent in 2021, this was the fastest growth since 2010...

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