WHY BUNGOMA SURPPORTS GOVERNOR LUSAKA ACHIEVEMENTS AGRICLTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES AND COOPERATIVES • KITINDA - Already the county has embarked on streamlining the management and operations of the troubled Kitinda Farmers Cooperative Society dairy plant in readiness for its revival to operate at full capacity. Milk Processing will be enhanced once fully operationalised. Electricity has already been reinstated. Capacity will be increased in the other operational coolers of Kaptama, Naitiri and Tongaren. • FREE FERTILIZER - The county cabinet resolved to enhance the regions food security this year where 9000 very resource poor farmers, 200 from every ward were supplied with free fertiliser and seed. The rest of the farmers bought the 50kg fertiliser bag at a subsidised price of ksh 800. • GREENHOUSES - Have been distributed across the county. At the start of FY 2014/2015, 45 houses were distributed, one per ward. Earlier on, 52 green houses had been given across the county to enhance the production of horticulture crops and ensure all year production. • AGRICULTURE EXTENSION officers have been equipped with 15 motorcycles to enable them easily access and support farmers across the county. • BREEDING STOCK - To boost livestock production, the county cabinet further approved the expenditure of sh56 millions towards purchase of breeding stock of dairy cows and goats as well as poultry following a new policy presented by the Agriculture executive. • CHWELE SLAUGHTERHOUSE is in its completion stage where the county aims to increase poultry production. • E-DAIRY KITS - The Kenya Dairy Board has signed an MoU with the County Government of Bungoma to develop the dairy sector in the county. The board donated E-Dairy kits worth ksh 500,000 to manage dairy information and spur dairy production. Three dairy cooperative societies; Sang’alo, Kikai and Naitiri have each benefited with an E-Dairy Kit. Bungoma is among the 29 counties collaborating with KDB, Unibrain and Agritrace. • SOYA BEAN PLANT - A sh30 million soya bean processing plant set up in collaboration with JICA has been commissioned in Malakisi while a tomato processing plant in Tulienge, Sirisia will soon be operational where land has been bought and key partner - West Kenya is currently putting up the building. • OIL PALM PLANT sourced in conjunction with the Anglican Church of Kenya Bungoma diocese has been installed at Korosiandet set for testing. At the moment the fruits are out of season but the machines are on site and fully installed while a coffee milling unit is geared for installation at Musese, payment has been finalized awaiting tendering for construction. • RICE MILL procured through a grant from the national government has been installed at Bukokholo where efforts to expand the growing of upland (rainfed) rice-Nerica are underway. Soon it will be operational once power is installed as it has to be changed from single face to three face, an aspect that has occasioned a slight delay. MORE TO CÔME
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:44:39 +0000
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