10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a breakdown of where we have some of these projects in the new districts. In Western Province, we have 74 Greenhouses in nine districts, Eastern Province we have 800 in 11 districts, Rift Valley, 357 in 17 districts, Nairobi 79 in four districts, North Eastern one, Central Province 678 in 25 districts and Nyanza we have 74 in 11 districts.
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10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that one of the criteria is availability of water and then, the other one is groups. According to what I have, we have only one in North Eastern. I can only find out why it is only one and go back to the Member.
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10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it varies from one company to another. But if you go Amiran Kenya, one for 700 plants costs Kshs140,000.
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I hereby table a comprehensive list of registered seed companies which undertake large-scale seed production.
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
(b) These companies are holding an estimated 1.7 million kilogrammes of already harvested maize seed in their reserves, which will be processed to meet the short and long rains requirements.
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
(c) The Ministry is currently taking the following measures to ensure that the country does not face shortage of maize seed, and other seeds, for planting:- (i) overseeing the timely processing and the subsequent release of maize seed totalling 1.7 million kilogrammes held by seed companies for the short rains season for planting; (ii) processing the importation of 1.2 million kilogrammes to supplement the seed held in reserve by seed companies; (iii) undertaking the certification of 10,947 hectares under seed with an expected output of 19.7 million kilogrammes; and, (iv) finalising the certification of 8,906 hectares, which will produce an ...
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the hon. Member repeat the question?
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Kenya Seed Company Limited is the one holding the 1.7 million kilogrammes of maize seed. However, there are other companies which deal in seed. Their names are on the list I have just tabled. So, the hon. Member can have a look at them.
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26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not have a programme of giving seeds to every needy farmer in this season. However, we are giving the traditional seeds to 52 districts in Central Province and some parts of Eastern Province, where rain is now expected. That will cost the Government Kshs116 million.
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