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State bets on new drive to lure more youth into agriculture

William Ngeno, Yara East Africa's Country manager (Kenya and Uganda) speaking to youth during the TEJATI Festival 2025 at ASK dome along Ngong Road, Nairobi. [James Wanzala, Standard]

The government is banking on a new ambitious programme to lure many youths into agriculture.

Dubbed Transforming Ecosystems for Jobs in Agriculture through Technology and Innovation (TEJATI), it aims to create 500,000 jobs annually and 2.5 million jobs over a five-year period.

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