Updated 6 hrs 8 mins ago
By Nicholas Waitathu
Efforts to commercialise agriculture have received a major boost, after the Government and private sector launched a Sh112 million training centre in Thika ? Kiambu County.
The facility, which sits on a 200-hectare piece of land, aims to become a one-stop-shop for horticulture information, cutting across the value chain- production, value addition, logistics and marketing.
Add value
?The project seeks to add value by giving practical skills necessary to work in modern horticulture production,? Ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary Dr Romano Kiome said. ?At the moment, it takes two years for a fresh graduate to learn all the skills required to manage modern horticultural enterprises such as greenhouse farming, irrigation technologies, pest, and disease management.?
Focal point
Kiome said such a facility would provide a focal point for the industry to foster co-ordinated and expedite commercialisation of the sector.?
?The issues include how to enhance compliance to national and international production standards for all horticultural farmers and also how to promote her products in internal and external markets,? Dr Kiome said.
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