The Agritec Africa Agriculture Exhibition and Conference in Kenya will be held in Nairobi, Kenya during June 14-16,2017 . Africa has huge potential for Agricultural growth, thanks to ample amount of Land and Water Resources. Yet, land and agricultural productivity are found to be one of the lowest in the world.
In Africa, Agriculture employs 65% labour force. Agriculture Sector accounts for 32% of GDP of Africa. Africa requires attention on following three core areas for Higher and Sustained growth:
- Facilitating agricultural markets and trade
- Improving Agricultural Productivity
- Investing in public infrastructure for Agricultural Growth.
ABOUT KENYA – MOST EMERGING COUNTRY IN AFRICA
The Economy of Kenya is the largest by GDP in East and central Africa. Agriculture is a major employer and the country traditionally exports tea, coffee and most recently fresh flowers to the Europe. The service industry is a major economic driver. Kenya’s monsoon seasons start during April to June, after which ‘short rains’ season occurs till November. Currently Kenya is aiming to create a globally competitive and prosperous nation with a high quality of life by “Vision 2030”.The vision is anchored on three key pillars; economic, social and political Governance.