The County of Migori has been described as lagging behind in oil crops production compared to other counties in Kenya.
The ministry of agriculture within the region has confirmed that very little effort has been put in place to rally farmers to plant oil crops that include sunflower, soybeans, and Cotton among others.
CEC member for agriculture Lucas Mosenda, however, assured that all was being done to mobilize local farmers to seriously diversify to growing oil crops to help address the huge shortage of food oil products in the region and Kenya at large.
He said large-scale oil crop farming would help the country reduce foreign exchange lost through importation of such products; hence, the urgent need to mobilize farmers towards cultivating oil crops.
