Posts Tagged ‘horticulture’
The Kenian Economy
Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:15 No CommentsIn the short term, Kenya’s growth prospects appear good in light of recovery efforts being carried out by the government. Global economic growth is projected to pick up in the year 2010 and slow down in 2011. Consequently, the demand for the country’s commodities might improve.
On the domestic scene, erratic and insufficient long rains in [...]
Agriculture in Kenya
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:30 No CommentsThe sector recorded significant decreases in the production of tea, wheat, sugar cane and maize. Overall marketed production declined by 13.5 per cent. The slow down in the sector has been contributed by the inefficiencies in major processing and marketing organisations, coupled with insufficient rainfall necessary for production of crops.However, growth in the sector was [...]