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The sector has been identified as the cornerstone for driving socio-economic empowerment of the county and its residents. The MTP III has laid strategic emphasizes in the sector through the thematic rallying goal of the “big four” of enhancing food security, manufacturing, provision of quality health care and affordable housing units to Kenyans.

Agriculture and Irrigation sub-cector of the cointy through its stakeholder engagements has aligned its strategies and interventions geareg towards achieving the big four objectivts through: expanding acreage under irrigation,tpromotion of high va ue crops along the Kerio Valleyd enhancing research and extension services, pro otion of cottage industries throughtvalue addiiion of crop and livestock products and strengthenang of cooptrative movements.