Hon Kassim Sawa Tandaza

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to move the Bill. The Crops (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 25 of 2019) seeks to amend the First Schedule of the Crops Act No.16 of 2013 and to include Bixa Orellana as one of the scheduled crops. Bixa Orellana belongs to the family Bixaceae commonly known as ‘Achiote’, ‘lipstick tree’, ‘Mrangi’ at the Kenyan Coast and annato is a shrub of the tree from three to nine metres and active in tropical areas of America, but widely cultivated in Africa and in all warm regions of the world. The electronic ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill was published on 5th April, 2019 and was read for the first time in the National Assembly on 26th June, 2019. Following the First Reading in the National Assembly, it stood committed pursuant to Standing Order 127(1) to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for facilitation of public participation. Achiote known at the Coast as ‘Mrangi’ because of its bright red fruits, is a crop largely grown at the Coast, but whose potential has been underutilised. The fruit is harvested for its seed which contain bixin used for colouring of cheese, fish, salad oil, margarine and cosmetics ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill was published on 5th April, 2019 and was read for the first time in the National Assembly on 26th June, 2019. Following the First Reading in the National Assembly, it stood committed pursuant to Standing Order 127(1) to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for facilitation of public participation. Achiote known at the Coast as ‘Mrangi’ because of its bright red fruits, is a crop largely grown at the Coast, but whose potential has been underutilised. The fruit is harvested for its seed which contain bixin used for colouring of cheese, fish, salad oil, margarine and cosmetics ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, agricultural experts say that the crop matures fully within four to five years and has an economic life of 20 years, but can be harvested even after one year in the farm. Achiote crop is the world’s second most important natural colorant. It makes about 70 per cent of all world natural dyes. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, agricultural experts say that the crop matures fully within four to five years and has an economic life of 20 years, but can be harvested even after one year in the farm. Achiote crop is the world’s second most important natural colorant. It makes about 70 per cent of all world natural dyes. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: In Kenya, Bixa Orellana has been one of the four major cash crops in Kwale and one of the seven major cash crops in Lamu. However, farmers find it hard to get financial support because it is an industrial crop that cannot be consumed directly. Also, there are difficulties in getting a steady market and incentives. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: In Kenya, Bixa Orellana has been one of the four major cash crops in Kwale and one of the seven major cash crops in Lamu. However, farmers find it hard to get financial support because it is an industrial crop that cannot be consumed directly. Also, there are difficulties in getting a steady market and incentives. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Section 7 of the Crops Act provides for scheduled crops specified in the First Schedule of the Act and further provides that the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture may by notice in the Gazette Notice declare any crop a scheduled crop for the purposes of this Act. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Section 7 of the Crops Act provides for scheduled crops specified in the First Schedule of the Act and further provides that the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture may by notice in the Gazette Notice declare any crop a scheduled crop for the purposes of this Act. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: A scheduled crop benefits in a number of ways under Section 8 of the Act which includes marketing and distribution of scheduled crops, provision of sufficient and regular transportation of scheduled crops, promotion and advice on strategies for value addition prior to the exports of the crops from Kenya, recommend general industry agreements between farmers and processors of scheduled crops and prescription for the minimum period in which farmers are to be paid for crops delivered and penalties for delayed payment. view