That is why President Uhuru Kenyatta’s plans to improve food security and nutrition in his second term are welcome. Smallholder farmers produce the majority of the nation’s food crops but their yields significantly lag behind. So why aren’t Kenya’s smallholder farmers maximising their potential? Yet smallholder farmers, who live from hand to mouth, are usually unable to consistently access these crucial inputs before the planting season. POSITIVE CHANGETo improve food security, the government should adopt more solutions that directly benefit smallholder farmers.

Source: Daily Nation January 21, 2018 18:56 UTC