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Call to reform agriculture for increased output

A tea plucking machine at James Finlays Tea Estate in Kericho County.[File, Standard]

Kenya must urgently step up investment in agricultural mechanisation, irrigation and skills to cut food imports and stabilise supply, policymakers and investors said in Nairobi as Africa and Europe intensified cooperation on agrifood investment.

Speaking during the public-private dialogue on mobilising the private sector for sustainable trade and investment in the agrifood sector in Africa, representing the Ministry of Agriculture, Cabinet Secretary for ICT William Kabogo said agriculture continues to anchor growth and jobs, but requires faster structural reform.

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