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Why lopsided policies are hurting sorghum farmers

A key objective of Kenya’s agriculture growth and transformation strategy and the Big Four Agenda is increasing smallholder productivity and incomes. The strategies also aim to enhance value-addition and agro-processing, which could create employment in agricultural value chains. 

But the government sometimes pursues policies that undermine these objectives.

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