{"id":84583,"date":"2023-03-18T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/03\/18\/govt-pumps-sh51-million-for-purchasing-cotton-seeds-kenya-news-agency\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T11:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T11:23:51","slug":"govt-pumps-sh51-million-for-purchasing-cotton-seeds-kenya-news-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/03\/18\/govt-pumps-sh51-million-for-purchasing-cotton-seeds-kenya-news-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t pumps Sh51 million for purchasing cotton seeds \u2013 Kenya News Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Cotton farmers from Western and Nyanza areas have a cause to smile after the nationwide authorities injected a whooping Sh50 million into buying of excessive yield BT cotton seed to assist revive farming of the crop thus reviving the sleeping ginneries within the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Talking at Muluanda Ginnery in Samia sub county, Busia County through the launch of free BT cotton seed distribution to farmers in Busia, Principal Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Dr Juma Mukhwana reiterated the federal government\u2019s dedication to upscaling cotton farming within the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Dr. Mukhwana challenged farmers to embrace cotton farming, assuring them of presidency\u2019s help via provision of seedlings, sponsored fertilizers and reviving of the ginnery which offer a prepared marketplace for farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Nevertheless,\u00a0cotton farmers from Samia, Bunyala, Nambale and Matayos Sub-Counties expressed their want for the 2 tier governments to intervene and deal with the myriad of challenges going through cotton farming within the space which have derailed progress within the revival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">The farmers stated the challenges ranged from outdated laws that doesn&#8217;t conform to the 2010 Structure, poor pricing and exorbitant value of inputs amongst others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201dFarmers in Busia face a myriad of challenges in cotton manufacturing. The low cotton manufacturing is because of the lack of high-yielding cotton seeds varieties which are tolerant to pests and ailments,\u201d they stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">This comes whilst their Member of Nationwide Meeting Dr Oundo Mudenyo challenged cotton farmers to reap the benefits of authorities provisions and embark totally and severely on BT cotton farming as Busia County faces a deficit cotton manufacturing of greater than 70,000 metric tonnes of the product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Dr. Mudenyo needs soil evaluation and prognosis of pests and ailments which have been a significant problem to farmers to be addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re in dire want of worth addition services, infrastructure akin to ginneries and different cotton processing services,\u201d he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">The legislator has challenged the county authorities to prioritize employment of agriculture extension officers to supply training to farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201cUnderneath the Authorities\u2019s Agenda, cotton and textiles have been recognized among the many key drivers in direction of enlargement of the manufacturing sector because it offers uncooked supplies to our industries,\u201d famous the MP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Appearing Director Common of the Agriculture and Meals Authority (AFA) Beatrice Nyamwamu stated they&#8217;d be certain that the farmers get the precise seeds and chemical substances for the rising of cotton throughout the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201cCotton is among the many few money crops that thrive effectively within the fragile ASAL areas the place few different financial alternatives exist, therefore offering a supply of livelihood to rural communities in ASAL areas the place poverty ranges are excessive,\u201d stated Nyamwamu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">The director added that the farmers now have sufficient seeds to develop cotton and chemical substances distributed freely to them via their cooperative societies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">The County authorities of Busia has put aside Sh 20 million to revamp cooperatives concentrating on\u00a0over 3,000 acres of land for cotton manufacturing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: #222222;\">By Absalom Namwalo<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Supply: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenyanews.go.ke\/govt-pumps-sh51-million-for-purchasing-bt-cotton-seeds\/\">kenyanews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cotton farmers from Western and Nyanza areas have a cause to smile after the nationwide authorities injected a whooping Sh50 million into buying of excessive yield BT cotton seed to assist revive farming of the crop thus reviving the sleeping ginneries within the sector. 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