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Agriculture sector bounces back after two years of contraction

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Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) employee Shamir Misango showing agricultural experts from six African countries varieties of beans at Kakamega KALRO demonstration farm. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Kenya's agriculture sector recorded a 7 per cent recovery in 2023 after two consecutive years of contraction.

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the bounce-back is attributed partly to government intervention through fertiliser subsidies and favourable weather conditions experienced across the country in 2023.

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