One of the studies looks at how producers linked to the export value. Kenyas agriculture is largely dependent on seasonal rainfall but the amount of rainfall has not been adequate to sustain crop production, leading to serious food. Catalyzing food safety in the domestic horticulture sector in kenya. Tanzania horticulture sector outlook 2015 foreword agriculture, including horticulture is a mainstay of development in tanzania. Factors influencing the performance of horticulture.
National horticulture policy june 2012 faolex database. This action research, designed along the horticultural production chain, investigates the demand for food safety assurance and quality graded vegetables in the domestic vegetable markets that can be catalyzed in order to unlock new investment opportunities. It can be done and there are successful farmers making millions out of dairy. Under horticulture farming in kenya the study began with a brief historical background, then the importance of the horticulture sector to the kenyan economy and. Small scale horticultural farming along the kenyan highways and. Horticulture farming requires a lot of effort and hard work. About 95 percent of horticultural production goes to the domestic market and 5 percent to the export market. In 2011 the horticultural industry earned the country kenya shillings 91. Kenya to strengthen compliance of horticulture exports details the kenyan horticultural sector is developing a digital system that will allow products, that do not meet standards, to be recalled anywhere along the value chain.
Even with mixed economic outcomes over the past several years1, agriculture has continued. The study aimed to analyze factors influencing the performance of horticulture projects in bahati constituency, nakuru county, kenya. Whereas the ministry of agriculture has continued with efforts to increase on farm productivity, there continues to be significant postharvest. Commercialising smallholder farming rarp csf value chain development horticulture crops fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and tea objectives development of sustainable contract farming arrangements and market. In carrying out the study, a stratified sampling procedure was used and. Overview of the agriculture sector in kenya the agriculture sector contributes 51 percent of kenya s gdp 26 percent directly and 25 percent indirectly and accounts for 60 percent of employment and 65 percent of exports world bank, 2018, p. The lenders decision to fund a given project must be based on a good understanding of variables that may pose as threats or. A rise in the number of horticulture industries in kenya has improved.
Land access in the development of horticultural crops in. Kenya smallscale horticulture development project african. Context for the community based green energy project in kenya. Validated report 20152016 afa agriculture and food. The horticultural crops directorate hcd of the agriculture and food authority afa, in conjunction with industry stakeholders undertook a data validation exercise on the performance of the horticulture subsector in the period 2015 and 2016. Since it is not possible to name each one of you that significantly contributed towards this work, kindly receive our appreciation for your invaluable input. I wish to acknowledge the horticulture farming fraternity that continues to generate the data and information used in preparing this report. Horticulture contributes 36 percent of agricultural gdp and continues to grow at between 15 and 20 percent per year. Currently, it is ranked third, in kenya after tourism and tea also in terms of foreign exchange. Jersey, freshian, ayshire, guernsey and cross breeds.