Budget allocations linked to the agriculture sector have crossed the Sh100 billion mark for the first time in the country's history as Kenya seeks a steady supply of affordable food and to reverse overall job cuts in an economy that has been ravaged by Covid-19.
The allocations jumped from Sh70.7 billion to Sh132 billion in the year starting next month, making this one of the biggest jumps - at 87 percent - in recent years for a sector that contributes about a third of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
