Kenya's Siaya County to revamp cotton production

26 Aug '13

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The Southwest Kenyan County of Siaya plans to revamp cotton production in the region with the aim of making it the main cash crop.

Cornel Amoth Rasanga, Governor of Siaya County, speaking shortly after convening his first cabinet meeting, said a number of American investors have already shown interest in investing in cotton production in the county, reports Citizen News.

Mr. Rasanga expressed the plan would help revive the Ndere Cotton Ginnery in the county that collapsed several years ago.

The Governor explained that as a way of ensuring proper yield across the region, the county government intends to introduce contract farming, where farmers would have to sign an agreement with the government on how to support them to enhance effective cotton production.

The contracts will also aid in blocking middlemen who have been exploiting the local farmers in the recent past.

Mr. Rasanga also revealed that the county government would put in place proper mechanisms to ensure that the cotton farmers deliver and adhere to the terms and conditions of the agreement as stipulated.

The contract will entail provision of farm inputs to the cotton famers through the farmers’ cooperative societies and groups to enhance high quality produce, he added.

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