Ministry adopts stern measures to curb counterfeiting of goods

The Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Ministry has adopted far-reaching mechanisms among them enforcement of stiff penalties and prosecution of culpable organizations in a move meant to eliminate existence of counterfeit products in the Kenyan market, a Senior official at the Ministry has announced.

Director of Crop Resources, Agribusiness and Market Development at the Agriculture Ministry, Dr. Johnson Waithaka has said the ministry has established a Horticulture Competent Authority Structure which monitors all the Agro-vets to ensure that they do not stock any counterfeit products.