Siaya County Government and listed agribusiness and superfoods producer, Kakuzi Plc (NSE: KUKZ), announced plans to foster a technical collaboration partnership to boost avocado and macadamia farming in the county.
The technical collaboration will involve the provision of agricultural extension support services by Kakuzi Plc to Siaya County smallholder farmers venturing into the lucrative avocado and macadamia farming.
Speaking during a familiarisation visit to Kakuzi Plc’s orchards in Makuyu, Murang’a County, County Government of Siaya Governor James Orengo said the county will facilitate smallholder farmer delegations to visit Kakuzi for first-hand learning about avocado and macadamia crop husbandry.
As part of a strategic economic transformation programme targeting agribusiness ventures, the county, he said, will also explore avenues to acquire quality Hass Avocado and Macadamia tree seedlings to jumpstart the farming of the two superfoods.
“This visit has been a real eye-opener on the value of both avocado and macadamia farming as poverty eradication options.
The delegation from Siaya County is impressed at the transformative social-economic, professional crop husbandry practices and environmental conservation efforts employed by Kakuzi and which we will seek to emulate back home,” Governor Orengo said.
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