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State doubles honey capacity production in Kerio Valley
BY WALTER KIBET
The government has unveiled plans to increase the capacity of honey production in the Kerio Valley region.
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Through the Ministry of East African Community and Regional Development ASALS the government is set to double honey capacity production in Kerio Valley.
While speaking during a visit to the Rokocho Honey Processing factory, The Principal Secretary in the State Department of Regional Development and ASALs Salim Dakota has said that the government has put in place structures to boost honey production.
“Currently we are talking about 120,000 tons a year in this factory. We intend to increase the capacity to 350,000 tons a year with more farmers and counties in the region to be involved” the PS noted.
In a bid to support the promotion of bee keeping the PS Salim Dakota has said that the state department will be training women groups in the region on bee keeping and beehive construction.
Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Managing Director Sammy Naporos stated during the visit that the honey program is part of the livelihood support in the regional development.
“In the past one year alone we have managed to support farmers in the region by purchasing honey worth Ksh 60 million” Naporos said.
The factory which is located in the Kerio Valley region has been able to support farmers through training them on best farming and bee keeping practices.
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