The meeting comes after
stakeholders and farmers raised concerns over a flurry of issues, including the
newly proposed Farm Produce Tax.
Speaking in Embu County,
Gachagua revealed that the meeting will provide a comprehensive engagement on
issues affecting the sub-sector and improve the fortunes of
farmers.
"I have convened a meeting
between Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture (Mithika Linturi) and officials of
avocado farmers to address the issues affecting the farmers and find the way
forward," Gachagua told the congregation.
He further noted that the
meeting was in response to the fruit farmers' call for interventions for
better income and expansion of the global market for Kenyan produce.
According to the DP, agricultural reforms are being carried out across several sectors, including
avocado, coffee, tea, dairy, macadamia, muguka, and horticulture.
Earlier, farmers across the
board had lamented the proposed Farm Produce Tax as a factor likely
to contribute to diminishing their returns.
A section of lawmakers had
insisted that they would not support the new tax noting that it will affect the
farmers, most of whom rely on Agriculture to make ends meet.
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