The maize flour in Kenya
Agriculture industry in Kenya covers 24,5 percent of GDP as to the estimates in 2011. Agriculture provides employment directly and indirectly. Agriculture industry largely consists of small businesses that families operated for their own needs or commercial reasons. 77 percent of working class is employed in agriculture. Agricultural products are exported mostly as raw or semi-processed and agricultural exports covers 22 percent of total export amount.
Agriculture industry in the country has a labor-intensive system. Agricultural production is highly dependent on weather conditions. There are empty areas in the country, small family businesses operating on 0,9 and 3 hectare forms the greater part of agricultural businesses. 70 percent of grain areas in the country are cultivated manually, 20 percent is with animal force and remaining 10 is with tractor; and the production is largely dependent on rainfall.
Fertile agricultural lands of Kenya are located on middle or western parts of the country. Kenya is a significant producer of cabbage, onion and mango as well as tea and coffee. Agriculture is done in areas of less than 2 hectare in Kenya. These small farms are equal to 75 percent of production in the country. In most of the small farmers, corn, potato, banana, beans and peas are cultivated.
The number of registered millers in Kenya is 103. Estimated total installed corn milling capacity is 1,62-1,77 million tons. Production capacity of the largest 19 mills in the country is equal to 85-90 percent of total corn milling capacity.
When the data of US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) examined, it is seen that the highest amount in grain production of Kenya belongs to corn. Rising to 3,2 million tons in 2006/07 season, corn production declined below to 3 million in the following three season and is realized as 3,4 million tons by increasing again in 2010/11. Recorded as 3,3 million in 2011/12 and 2012/13 season, corn production reduced to 2,8 million tons in 2013/14 season. It is expected that corn production which is realized as 2,6 million tons in 2014/15 season will be 2,8 million tons in 2015/16 season.
Although corn import amount increases from time to time between 2003/04 and 2012/13 seasons, it stayed in low amounts. Being realized as 800 thousand tons in 2013/14 season, corn import reached to 900 thousand tons in 2014/15 season. Forecasted corn import amount in 2015/16 season is 1 million tons.
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