The Mountain Journal
The government has launched a nationwide farmer registration exercise targeting to enlist more than 500,000 farmers in the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS).
The registration exercise enters the second phase, will enroll the farmers focusing on access to the subsided fertilisers, get contact with the international markets among other benefits.
Launching the registration exercise designed to run for 14 days, at Nyangiti village, Mathioya, Murang’a, Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh said KIAMIS will ensure farmers across the country benefit from digitized services that enhance agricultural productivity and open up global market opportunities.
In the first phase, 6.9 million farmers were registered under KIAMIS, with the second phase is expected to raise the number significantly, aligning Kenya with its agricultural digitization agenda.
In the registration, data on size of the land, crop varieties grown, and the number of livestock will be captured, which will assist the government in planning for the future.
Agricultural officers, county governments, and the trained agripreneurs will lead the registration exercise.
He pointed out that the ambitious program will strengthen transparency, fairness, and accountability in delivering government support.
The initiative is part of the government’s commitment to digitizing agriculture and ensuring farmers benefit from modern, transparent systems. In the programme all the farmers will be considered, he observed.
“The registration of coffee farmers also complies with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), that outlines the need for the traceability ,verification, and geo-mapping of farms to ensure exports of produce are not linked to deforestation,” said the PS.
In the EU market, Murang’a farmers will benefit the most for their tea, coffee, and dairy products.
Murang’a Governor Dr. Irungu Kang’ata, who accompanied the PS, lauded the initiative, noting that farmer registration will also assist in the efforts geared towards modernisation, irrigation and water supply projects.
“The registration programme will effectively support our farmers in tea, coffee, dairy, and even water for irrigation, as the Murang’a farmers will be linked with the subsidies and the international markets,” he said.
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