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Economic Survey: How sector blossomed to give limping economy needed push

By Jennifer Anyango | 1yr ago
Isabella Kiplagat a pyrethrum farmer. Earnings from dry pyrethrum flowers more than doubled from Sh236.0 million in 2022 to Sh512.4 million in 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Kenya's agriculture sector powered the nation's economic growth to 5.6 per cent in 2023, up from 4.9 per cent in 2022, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics' (KNBS) Economic Survey 2024.

The KNBS survey highlights the dynamic performance of various agricultural produce.

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