Every end of year Farmers Trend takes a reflection of agriculture trends that have made headlines within the year as we wish everyone a properours new year. The year 2022 has a been a busy year for farmers, policymakers, government and agricultural institution. It’s an year that has been marked with challenges ranging from general elections, climate change, COVID-19, fertiliser shortage, long drought, maize and rice subsidy and the ongoing GMO acceptance.

Agriculture In Kenya 2022

The agriculture sector continues to play a vital role in the rural economy. The sector was one of the first to fully devolve the function of service provision to the county governments underscoring the importance of County Governments’ role in ensuring food security. Agriculture is key to Kenya’s economy, contributing 33 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and another 27 per cent of GDP indirectly through linkages with other sectors. The sector employs more than 40 per cent of the total population and more than 70 per cent of Kenya’s rural people. Agriculture in Kenya is large and complex, with a multitude of public, parastatal, non-governmental and private sectors.

The sector accounts for 65 per cent of the export earnings, and provides the livelihood (employment, income and food security needs) for more than 80 per cent of the Kenyan population and contributes to improving nutrition through production of safe, diverse and nutrient dense foods. The sector is also the min driver of the non-agricultural economy including manufacturing, providing inputs and markets for non-agricultural operations such as building/construction, transportation, tourism, education and other social services.

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The country’s population has increased significantly (growing from 39.5 million in 2011 to 56.7 million in 2022) and at the current rate of growth, it will be double in the next 30 years.
As a result of rapid increase in population, land parcels in the areas of high agricultural potential are decreasing in size, affecting food production.

Farmers, who are used to rain-fed farming systems, are being pushed into dryer, more marginal areas where they become increasingly vulnerable to drought and the unpredictability of weather patterns resulting from climate change. The population increase, coupled with the expansion of agriculture into arid lands, has affected the dynamics of pastoralism, where increased competition for natural resources has sparked escalated conflict in some areas. Furthermore, there has been a marked increase in the number of people dropping out of the nomadic livelihood, often moving into settled communities which are heavily reliant on food aid.

Given the importance of agriculture in rural areas of Kenya where poverty is prevalent, the sector’s importance in poverty alleviation cannot be overstated. Strengthening and improving the performance of the agricultural sector and enabling the engagement of the poorest and most vulnerable in this process is therefore a prerequisite and a necessary condition for achieving recovery and growth in Kenya after recent years of drought an slow development.

Farmers Trend Kenya

The website statistics has shown a steady increase over the years, from an average of 500 in 2019 to an average of 17000 daily hits in a single day, this has been attributed to consistency in our work that includes sharing information on how to farm, successful agribusinesses and day to day happening in the field of agriculture. This has been followed by a wide impact on individuals with an interest in farming, those doing it and industry players.

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It is on the same year that Farmers Trend has developed a Virtual Online Agrovet Marketplace that is set to be launched early next year.

Visit the virtual agrovet and leave us a feedback here www.agrovet.farmerstrend.co.ke

2022 Top Trends On Farmers Trend

We look at crops, livestock and fruit cultivation information in Kenya from the most searched on Farmers Trend website, the most visited and with high interest from our readers.

Here are the top keyword trends in farming the year 2022

1. Hass Avocado Farming, Export Market and Challenges.

2. Dairy Farming In Kenya, Cost Of Production and Housing

3. Herbs Farming For Export In Kenya, The Best Herbs To Grow For Export

4. Sheep Farming Business Plan For Beginers

5. The Best Poultry Farming To Start With Less Capital

6. How To Start Farming In Kenya Without Capital

7. Agricultural Loans In Kenya

8. Grafted Apple Farming In Kenya

9. The Best Fruits To Grow And Make Money In Kenya

10. How To Start An Agrovet In Kenya

References
www.farmerstrend.co.ke
https://www.fao.org/kenya/fao-in-kenya/kenya-at-a-glance/en/

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