Agriculture is a key driver of the national economy in Kenya, contributing 33 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and employing over 40 per cent of the population, directly or indirectly.
According to the recent Kenya Economic Update Report by the World Bank, the agriculture sector contracted by 1.5 per cent in the first half of 2022, with the sector contributing almost one-fifth of GDP, its poor performance slowed GDP growth by 0.3 per cent.
