A news item last week, “Makueni set to become an oil seed production centre” may have escaped attention of many, but for me the news was laden with hope that focused implementation of practical ideas and plans can actually turnaround agriculture and food security in Kenya.
The Makueni target oilseed crop is sunflower for processing into cooking oil with by-products going into animal feeds. The implementing partners are the cooking oil company Bidco, Land O’Lakes which is a renowned animal feeds firm from USA, and Safaricom which will support apps for farmer’s credit and inputs.
