Targeting high and medium potential areas of the country, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has donated Sh24m towards the exercise.
The exercise comes amidst warning from the organization that Kenyans should brace for hard times and high food prices due to failed rains coupled with uncertified seeds, high cost of production and the lethal maize in parts of the country the exercise will cover high and medium potential areas of the countries.
According to FAO national food security officer Simon Muhindi, food production in the country would drop by between 30-40 percent covering 24 counties.
FAO Geographical Information Systems officer Joseph Matere also says the project will cover crops, fisheries and livestock sector and the smart phone technology would be used to collect and relay data from the field.
The officers were speaking during the launch of the assessment exercise which is also supported by The Millennium water alliance and the German Agro-action.
Source:
http://www.kbc.co.ke/fao-warns-of-acute-food-shortage-in-2014/
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000098372&story_title=fao-warns-of-looming-food-shortage/
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