The 6th Africa Agri Expo in close partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development – Kenya, began on Wednesday, February 8 with an aim of connecting Africa to the global agribusiness industry. The two days of impactful networking, business talks, knowledge gains, and many exciting new agricultural avenues in the thriving Africa’s agriculture industry made the much-anticipated event AAE2023 in Kenya – a resounding success.
Moreover, during the launch of the expo, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi in his speech which was read by the State Department for Crop Development Principal Secretary Phillip Kello Harsama stated that Kenya is reengineering its approach on how agriculture will be conducted in the Country with an aim of maximizing its potential.
CS Linturi further noted that the theme for the Agri Expo is aligned to Kenya’s Vision 2030 as well as the government’s manifesto on agriculture.
“Our strategic objective as a government is to create an enabling environment that will create favourable opportunities for agricultural growth,” he stated.
Likewise, the CS called on all relevant stakeholders and agencies to give the government support to enable it to realize this initiative.
He further urged the exhibitors to set up businesses in the Country and venture into untapped sectors.