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    "id": 244058,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/244058/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kembi-Gitura",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Increasing food productivity and food security is a core function of the Ministry of Agriculture and most of its activities relate to this function. The Ministry is taking the following measures to assist poor farmers increase food production. 1. It purchased seeds worth Kshs300 million in the financial year 2005/2006 and distributed to poor farmers in several districts. 2. A programme is in place to multiply orphan crop seeds to be distributed in ASAL regions. 3. Revival of Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) loaning to farmers at a reduced interest rate of 10 per cent per annum. 4. Revitalising extension services throughout the country with increased staffing, funding, provision of transport, vehicles and motorcycles, and introduction of unit extension methodologies. 5. Improved funding on research services to enhance training of farmers through the revival of farmers' training centres."
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