Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has committed to train 60,000 farmers on sustainable agricultural skills and resources to help them build their economic and environmental resilience amid climate change.
Further, KBL will also equip smallholder farmers with the means to successfully build a profitable enterprise while ensuring the utmost quality product enters their supply chain.
Speaking at an Agricultural forum in Nairobi, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi said there is a need for concerted efforts by all players in optimising the opportunities in the agricultural sector.
“We are committed to providing adequate and affordable working capital to farmers and deploying modern agricultural risk management instruments that ensure farming is profitable and income is predictable,” said Linturi.
On his part, EABL Group Corporate Relations Director, Eric Kiniti, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to locally source sorghum and barley, the raw materials for brewing their products.
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“Our local sourcing programme is a crucial business priority for us. It enables us to grow value together with the farmers in Kenya. We invite more farmers to join us and assure them of a steady market and good prices for their produce,” said Eric Kiniti.
Agriculture is a crucial sector in the economy, contributing 21.2 per cent of the country’s total GDP, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics data shows.
