Examining factors affecting growth of horticulture sector in Kenya

Over the year rain water has continue to become scarce and less reliable in many part of the world Kenya included. This has made people to rethink of new technology of farming because rain fed agriculture can no longer work anymore. The unreliable rainfall has made hunger to be a challenge to the world, hence threatening the lives of many especially in third world countries at this time when population is increasing. This study was Case Study of Rarieda District a long Lake Victoria, and it's based findings on population of 681 farmers. Recommendations were Government and NGO should offer incentives program e.g. offering capital and credits facilities so that farmers can invest in agriculture and buy modern farming technology. Both national and county governments should ensure that all farmers can access information of the market in foreign and local. The country government should established processing plant to deal with excess surplus and do value addition of those products. Lastly, both governments should introduce a policy where land should not lie idle especial in areas where horticultural can be practiced and provide initial capital to farmers to start farming on idle land.