Kenya's agriculture sector leaders, stakeholders, and development partners gathered for a national review of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) performance under the Malabo Declaration.
The meeting, hosted in partnership with Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and attended by key players from the public and private sectors, research institutions, and civil society, revealed urgent gaps and critical opportunities in Kenya's efforts to transform its agriculture and reduce poverty and hunger. Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Agatha Thuo emphasized the importance of coordinated investment, robust data, and enabling policies to drive agricultural transformation. "Kenya is doing relatively well in comparison to the rest of the continent.
But we still have a long way to go.
One major issue is the lack of adequate and timely data to track private sector investment and returns.
