A case in point is the contention by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett that food scarcity is a consequence of ageing farmers. To a large extent, it is the elderly who break their backs on farms because the youth have moved to urban centres in pursuit of better opportunities. Although agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, it never gets the attention it deserves. This undermines coordination and to a large extent, there is duplication of efforts and poor resource utilisation. For example, it is common knowledge that irrigation is the way of the future, but irrigation projects are poorly executed.

Source: Daily Nation November 22, 2016 18:22 UTC