CS Linturi Urges Farmers to Get Registered
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Mithika Linturi has urged farmers to get registered by the Ministry of Agriculture to ease their access to services and reduce the foul play by Cartels.
“We are requesting all farmers to get registered as a way to keep tabs to our daily changes and requirements and anyone who will not be registered cannot be credible to our services as you’ll lack recognition,” said Linturi.
He was speaking during his visit to Edwin’s 3-hectare farm, a young farmer from Kiplombe ward in Uasin Gishu County, where he acknowledged the importance of young people opting for farming rather than embracing white-collar jobs which are scarce.
” It is important that the youths make a shift to farming as a way to reduce unemployment and increase self-employment as there is a low performance of youths in the agricultural sector as most of them are only eyeing the competitive career jobs,” he acknowledged.
Kindiki selected Edwin’s farm to act as an exhibition site for youths who are opting for farming and has made a vow to provide him with seeds and fertilizer to help in maintaining the production.
“As an effort to motivate your good efforts, I am going to ensure that we provide Edwin with seeds and fertilizer to boost his production and help him manage food security,” he acclaimed.
He has also assured farmers that the government is setting up measures to ensure they directly purchase the harvests from farmers.
“As the government and as a way to reduce the cries by farmers, we are preparing ourselves to shift to an era where we don’t use the brokers who exploit our farmers but we directly purchase the harvests from registered farmers, ” he noted.
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