CROP PRODUCTION

a) Provision of food – A well fed nation is a healthy one. Agriculture therefore provides virtually all the food required to feed the population except in prolonged drought.

b) Provision of employment. Agriculture provides employment directly e.g. workers in ranches, coffee, tea, sisal estates, and on small farms.

In Kenya Agriculture and Agriculture related sectors employ large number of people e.g. food processing industries e.g. Kenya canners, textile manufacturing industries, mean canning, grains, milk et.c.

We also have field extension workers, scientist, Transporters, traders e.t.c.

c) Foreign exchange earning. The greatest percentage of exports from East Africa consists of Agricultural commodities. The foreign exchange earnings is important for the purchasing of other goods e.g. machines like tractors, fertilizers, oil from foreign countries.

d) Revenue generation for the country Agriculture earns the government much of its revenue from taxes imposed on the sale and exports of Agricultural products.

- This revenue can be used by the government to provide such services as medical services, schools, roads etc. for the public

e) Provide raw materials for industries Most Agriculture products needs some processing before they are eventually utilized e.g. cotton, sisal coffee, tea hides etc