Kenyan Government rated low in supporting farmers

NAIROBI, KENYA: The national and county governments have been rated poorly in their support to small-scale farmers across the country thereby undermining the chances of food security

A research study conducted on 1500 small-scale farmers in 26 counties across the country has revealed that majority of them (73 per cent) reported receiving no form of support from either the national and county governments in forms of farm inputs, financial assistance or capacity building.