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Farmers in Kenya will now be able to access Sh51 billion to improve their farming activities after President Uhuru Kenyatta said his government had set aside Sh20 billion ($200 million) to invest in agriculture in the next five years.
"Today, I commit to set aside $200 million to benefit especially 150,000 young farmers and entrepreneurs to access markets, adopt mechanisation, improve agriculture value addition and agro-processing in the country," Uhuru told delegates at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) at the UN Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, Wednesday.
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