Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will today officially open this year’s Mombasa International Agricultural Show.
The annual event which started Wednesday is set to end September 10.
President William Ruto was earlier scheduled to open the Show whose theme is “Promoting climate-smart agriculture and trade initiative for sustainable economic growth.”
Various private, public and international exhibitors are participating in the trade fair being at the Mombasa ASK showground in Nyali.
More than 1,000 schools from across the country have been invited to participate in the event.
Mombasa ASK chairperson Anisa Abdallah said the move to invite schools is aimed at giving students an opportunity to learn new technology to boost farming activities.
Agriculture and Food Authority is promoting the initiative for sustainable economic growth through a range of strategies that include sustainable land use practices, value chain development, certification and standards, farmer and stakeholder capacity building, and market access and trade promotion.
It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.
CSA initiatives sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience, and minimize greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions.
Increased planning is vital in order to address tradeoffs and synergies between the three pillars: productivity, adaptation, and mitigation.
Kenya Climate Change Action Plan (2013–17) recognises critical CSA practices such as agroforestry, conservation tillage, the limited use of fire in agricultural areas, cultivation of drought-tolerant crops, water harvesting, and integrated soil fertility management.
