The decision by the State to address both the immediate and long-term aspects of the country’s food security challenge makes for a good budgetary step.
While only Sh52.8 billion has been allocated directly to agriculture, it is commendable that the budgetary resources set aside to uplift the country’s food security in the 2020/21 financial will jump to Sh132 billion when all the sector-related funds are lumped together. Of note is the increased allocation to the water and irrigation sub-sector, which has risen to Sh77.7 billion from Sh42.8 billion in the current financial year.
