AFA Chairperson Hon. Cornelly Serem has led a high-level delegation of stakeholders in a major agricultural intervention aimed at revitalizing cotton farming in Lamu County through the distribution of 3 tonnes of BT cotton seeds.
The initiative, implemented through a collaboration between the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and the County Government of Lamu, is designed to boost productivity among cotton farmers and strengthen agricultural value chains across key production zones in the county.
Hon. Serem announced that the support programme will be scaled up from 3 tonnes to 9 tonnes of BT cotton seeds in the next planting season to expand production and reach more farmers. He commended farmers and the county leadership for positioning Lamu as a leading cotton-producing region contributing over 60 percent of national output.
Deputy Governor Dr. Mbarak Bahjaj reaffirmed the county government’s commitment under Governor Issa Timamy to deepen collaboration with AFA and investors in expanding agricultural opportunities, noting that agriculture remains central to Lamu’s economic transformation.
Speaking during the launch at Mpeketoni ATC on Thursday morning, AFA Chairperson Hon. Cornelly Serem was accompanied by Board Director Member Mr. Kitivo, Director of the Miraa, Pyrethrum, Fibre and Other Industrial Crops Directorate (MPFICD) Ms. Grace Kyalo and other senior officers from the Directorate.
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