The agriculture sector continues to play a critical role in Kenya’s economy accounting for about 20 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector also employs over 40 percent of the total population and more than 70 percent of the rural populace. Given the critical role that the sector plays in the Kenyan economy, it is increasingly important to ensure that high frequency quality data is available to inform the food supply situation in the country, the prevailing prices and the challenges that may affect production in the sector. Towards this end, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) conducts an Agriculture Sector Survey to collect indicative price changes of key food commodities in select markets and farms, and information regarding factors affecting production, access to credit and inputs.
Read the report of the Survey here…