The government is in the process of modernising the physical infrastructure and curricula at the Kenya School of Agriculture's (KSA) 10 campuses to upgrade the training in line with new-age technology trends.
Proposed renovations will entail equipping the campuses with modern technologies like drones, AI, and ICT and leveraging on big data to make critical decisions.
Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe said that the government is also conducting training on market-needs assessment to embed technology and market needs in the entire curriculum.
Speaking when he officially opened the International Floriculture Trade Expo (IFTEX) at Oshwal Hall in Nairobi, the CS said the government is also benchmarking and twinning with other centres of excellence across the globe, offering short-term, certified, marketable courses that meet the felt needs of a modern agricultural sector. "This, coupled with the agripreneurship training and last-mile deployment model that we are collaborating on with the county governments, is the only way that we shall incentivise our youth to get into agriculture and grow our agri-tech and business skills base," he added. "Technology is the deal maker and deal breaker," Kagwe said, emphasising that embracing digitisation in agriculture is an imperative.
