Mitigate food production challenges

The Galana Kulalu food security project. (Photo: Gideon Maundu/Standard)

The ongoing drought is expected to adversely affect the agricultural sector which accounts for about 27 per cent of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 60 per cent of total export earnings. The sector is a major source of livelihood for a majority of the rural population in the country who depend on the key staples for food sustenance.

Should the current weather conditions remain unchanged, the country’s crop and livestock production and consequently food security status remains at stake. Many Kenyans and especially the poor will continue to suffer the brunt of this situation through reduced food access.