In a view to strengthen and operationalize the county’s agenda through wealth creation, the department of Agriculture, Livestock Vet science, Fisheries and irrigation developed strategies of their value chains as a roadmap to actualizing the agenda.
The team engaged stakeholders through the County Agriculture Sector Steering and Coordination Mechanism (CASSCOM),a body responsible for coordinating and steering the agricultural sector in counties to bring them up to speed on the overall county agenda and in particular the value chains strategies.
They included 15 crop value chains strategies and 11 value chains strategies for livestock.
The stakeholders commended the roadmap the department took, indicating that it provided the clearest direction for the stakeholders’ support.
The stakeholders identified with their areas of strength and collaboration and requested the department to move with speed in order to actualize the vision.
Among the stakeholders present were; World Vision Kenya, Anglican Development Services – North Rift region (ADS-NRR), Kentegra, Fresh Crop, Crop Soko, Cereal Growers Association (CGA), FiPS, Bayer EA, Tupande One Acre Fund, Farm Inputs Promotion – Africa, Equity Bank, Civil Society Organisation, HarvestPlus, National Government Administration – County Commissioner and County Department of Trade.
The meeting was graced by the CEC Agriculture, livestock, Fisheries and irrigation Mr. Edwin Kibor, who was accompanied by the COs Edwin Komen (Agriculture) and Robert Lagat (Livestock), among other staff from the department led by Directors James Wekesa and Joseph Kiyeng.
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