| dc.description.abstract | The major national objectives in Kenya's development policy
are food self-sufficiency, food security, employment creation,
income generation, generation of foreign exchange earnings,
rural-urban balance, and overall growth.
In view of the rapid population growth and the increasing
demand for food, food production and food security will remain
key priorities in the agricultural sector. An economy based on agriculture, as is the case in
Kenya, must allocate sufficient resources to its agricultural
sector to ensure that national food security is achieved,
through self-sufficiency in the production of basic food
commodities and the generation of foreign exchange which can
be used for the importation of other foods, and the occasional
importation of basic food when the need arises... | en |
