By Our Correspondent
Laikipia County Government and East Africa Malting Limited (EAM) will partner in promoting farming of malt, Barley and Sorghum in the area.
Yesterday, Governor Joshua Irungu held a consultative meeting with officers from EAML to chart the way forward on the initiative.
EAML is a subsidiary of East African Breweries Limited that plays a key role of supplying quality brewing raw materials in forms of malt, barley and sorghum to the brewing unit of the EABL Group in the country.
It is this role that created platform of possible partnership with County Government of Laikipia.
The meeting explored possibilities of making barley, sorghum and cassava as alternative cash crops in the county.
Sorghum and cassava are drought resistance crops and hence ideal for the semi-arid Laikipia County.
In the wake of prolonged drought in the country that affected Laikipia greatly due to climate change, birthing dwindling crop productivity, this partnership is a much welcome development intervention.
Mr Jacob Githigi from EAML highlighted the growing local and international demand of malt, barley and sorghum assuring that EAML commited to offtake barley and sorghum produced by Laikipia farmers.
EAML has been brought on board as part of a bigger plan by the county government to inject new crop variety that improves food nutrition, food security and and promote agrobusiness for job and wealth creation.
Governor Irungu expressed his support for the initiative, and stressed on the importance of diversification in agribusiness as well as adoption of high value crops in Laikipia
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