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    "id": 1011085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moiben, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silas Tiren",
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        "legal_name": "Silas Kipkoech Tiren",
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    "content": " Let me start with Hon. Ayub Angatia’s. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this response is on the Statement regarding disbanding of the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) in the country by Hon. Ayub Angatia, Member for Lugari. The background information is that until 1980, Kenya produced sufficient basic food to feed its population, reaching a surplus of 20 per cent by mid-1970s. Since then, agricultural production has fluctuated year by year. At the same time, Kenya has been seeing sustainable high growth in population, nearly six times increase since 1963. This compares to the 2.2 growth index of staple cereals from 1963 to 2017. The food deficit of maize, rice, Irish Potatoes, wheat and sugar continues to widen. By 2017, Kenya’s basic food production could regularly feed 72 per cent of the population. In pursuit of 100 per cent food and nutrition security, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives developed the Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS) 2019/2029. The ASTGS identified nine flagships crucial in addressing systemic bottlenecks constraining Kenyans’ ability to achieve food and nutrition security. The strategy, therefore, proposes reforms of the National Food Reserve systems. In particular, Flagship The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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