Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Its importance is in the pigment and as my colleague have said, it is harmless with no carcinogenic effect. It is extremely useful particularly in food and medicine colouring also in cosmetics as we know. This makes it to be in high demand world over. Even the pods are used in the manufacture of fertiliser. We are promoting this crop because its demand worldwide will be a great income earner. We cannot only export the pods or pigment itself, but could also use it in value addition of many products. People are producing things like medicines and soaps which are ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I believe the industrialisation of this country and the continent as a whole must be agro- based. I do not see us going any other way. In other areas of technology, we are far behind, yet in crops and plants, we are ahead and are not using them. If it is agro-based, it will definitely support our fourth agenda of manufacturing. Obviously, we are sitting on what I would call a gold mine. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: This plant is also known as Achiote in the Nahuatl language of the Nahual people in Mexico where it originated. Also, Bixa from the name Bixa Orellana . This is the name of a Spanish explorer who explored Mexico and brought this crop to the notice of the botanical world. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Definitely, it will be important in job creation. We cannot take care of the young people’s unemployment unless we go into manufacturing. So, anything we have like this must go into agro-industry manufacturing and then exportation, so that we have foreign exchange. We have something here that we must promote. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: This is an important crop. It was introduced in this country in the 1970s particularly in Lamu and Kwale where it has been grown, although its use is now going down. People are now resulting to use it as a buffer plant because it is famed to ward off animals. This is not how we should use such an important plant. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: We do not have to look at this crop only, but all the crops we have. The story of pyrethrum is very interesting. I think where you come from, you know about pyrethrum. Kenya was leading in pyrethrum production until we mismanaged it and then the Japanese had to manufacture artificial pyrethroids because we could not produce enough to meet the world demand. The world is going backwards and using natural products. So, again, that is another crop that we have. Everybody is running away from the pyrethroids in the control of insects. We have crops like that. Even if ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: It is not only grown in Kenya, but in other countries like Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, India and mainly in the tropical areas. This shrub is a hardy crop. It is disease and pest free and drought- resistant. Everybody has said this, meaning farmers will grow it at a lower cost even in dry areas. They will not need a lot of fertilisers or pesticides. Therefore, we should promote this crop. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Its importance is in the pigment and as my colleague have said, it is harmless with no carcinogenic effect. It is extremely useful particularly in food and medicine colouring also in cosmetics as we know. This makes it to be in high demand world over. Even the pods are used in the manufacture of fertiliser. We are promoting this crop because its demand worldwide will be a great income earner. We cannot only export the pods or pigment itself, but could also use it in value addition of many products. People are producing things like medicines and soaps which are ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: In my view, the key to all this is we must go back and reorganise our extension work in agriculture. There is no way farmers are going to succeed if they do not get support on the ground where they are working. We saw those extension workers in khaki uniform as children. They were the backbone of our agricultural industry. We must go back there. Then we must add marketing. The people in Kwale are growing this crop and selling at about Kshs65 per kilogramme and yet in the world, the price is much higher. So, we must market them, ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I believe the industrialisation of this country and the continent as a whole must be agro- based. I do not see us going any other way. In other areas of technology, we are far behind, yet in crops and plants, we are ahead and are not using them. If it is agro-based, it will definitely support our fourth agenda of manufacturing. Obviously, we are sitting on what I would call a gold mine. view