Govt encourages young people to venture into agri

Agriculture minister Dora Siliya has bemoaned low levels of young people venturing in agriculture.

Ms. Siliya has expressed concerned that a lot of young people are not involved in agriculture describing the situation as unfortunate.

She says it is for this reason she is encouraging the youth to venture into farming as a means of earning a living, and at the same time increase food security in the country.

Ms. Siliya is encouraging the youths to venture into smart farming adding that his ministry will support in implementation of mechanization towards small scale farming.

She says farmers can to use modern ways of farming to curb hurdles that many conventional farmers go through.