A section of Wajir MCAs led by Habaswein Ward Representative Ahmed Diis lauded the ongoing national profiling and mapping of agriculture value chain actors for fairness in the recent ongoing application, shortlisting and interview process for enumerators of the exercise.
The exercise is spearheaded by the national government in collaboration with the county governments through the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) and seeks to undertake a comprehensive registration of all farmers across the country.
It began in August and will end in November.
National profiling and mapping of agriculture value chains is an essential process for understanding and optimising the country's agricultural sector.
The activities involve collecting and analyzing data to gain insights into the various components and actors within the agricultural value chain.
In Kenya, the exercise is supported by the national government’s Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP) domiciled at Kilimo house, Nairobi. The agri-prenuers/enumerators will be recruited for a period of one month.
The members of the county assembly said that the exercise was being done in the right way and that all procedural steps had been followed.
"The allocation formula implies that counties will receive a greater share of revenue the larger their population, the higher their poverty rate and the larger they are in terms of land mass (CRA)," Said MCA Diis.
Habaswein, Benane, Dadajabulla, Diif and Laghbogol wards are among the wards that are set to receive the highest number of enumerators.
Diis said he is glad that a new debate has been ignited which will now put more focus on the equitable distribution of the county’s resources based on the parameters set by CRA formula.
The enumerators will map and register farmers, grain stockists, agro-input dealers, aggregators, processors, extension service providers, marketing centres, and transporters across the county.
The data to be collected will include information about each farmer’s geographical location, primary farm ownership, farming business, and crop agriculture.
The exercise will also include data on livestock, aquaculture, farm equipment and property, land and water management, and financial services.
