22
Feb
Problems Facing Agriculture In Kenya. Challenges Faced by Kenyan Youth in Agriculture. Poor Transport and Communication. No job opportunity in agricultural extension for young graduates. Fear among consumers against new products cultural concerns.
Many Kenyans find it hard to venture into the agricultural sector by taking their time to supply the. Fear among consumers against new products cultural concerns. While women in Kenya produce more than 70 of the food consumed in the country they face severe constraints than men in accessing productive. No job opportunity in agricultural extension for young graduates. Furthermore the sectors year-on-year growth exhibited significant volatility in part due to weather. Important foreign exchange earner in the agricultural sector in Kenya after tea Swinnen Maertens 2007.
According to World Banks Kenya Economic Update 2019 the contribution of agriculture to real Gross Domestic Product GDP growth has decreased over the past five years from about 239 percent to 219 percent while year-on-year growth has dropped due to the impact of the last drought.
The paper remained focused on answering the question of what are the current and future. The Youth hardly find jobs or work-based placement in agricultural extension in Kenya. The principal barriers to agricultural productivity in Kenya are clustered in six areas. Poor or failed rains have resulted in chronic drought in. The paper remained focused on answering the question of what are the current and future. Moreover 40 of the Kenyan population is employed in the.