Bottom Up: An intellectual discussion.

They should just campaign on bringing the cost of basic commodities down.... Food, cooking oil, Fertilizer, animal feeds, petro etc. The group that is going to campaign on this will get some votes from peasants
 
2. Small scale farming and the informal sector are not efficient production means. With the opening up of our economy to regional and global competition, our people will face increased competition from larger producer

You do realize our tea sector is really small-scale farming? So is our dairy sector yet we are amongst the largest milk producers in Africa? Top 3 actually.

Ndii is right to want to direct investment to the economy, if we are going to fight off the competition our producers need massive investment to modernise, train staff and integrate new tech, that is where government comes in.

3. Ndii's economics ignores our balance of trade and the need to grow sectors that earn foreign exchange. How do we compete globally while our people are riding wheelbarrows?

Ndii's logic is simple, invest in the producers which lowers production costs while increasing production, soon enough you have a surplus to export which lowers our deficit. Plus, with higher revenues diversification to other products and sectors follows.

But the one area I think Ndii could make a difference in is the maligned livestock sector specifically pastrolism, he is a huge supporter and if he could spearhead their insulation from drought and improve their supply chains, now that is one sector which could improve export earnings.
 
You do realize our tea sector is really small-scale farming? So is our dairy sector yet we are amongst the largest milk producers in Africa? Top 3 actually.

Ndii is right to want to direct investment to the economy, if we are going to fight off the competition our producers need massive investment to modernise, train staff and integrate new tech, that is where government comes in.



Ndii's logic is simple, invest in the producers which lowers production costs while increasing production, soon enough you have a surplus to export which lowers our deficit. Plus, with higher revenues diversification to other products and sectors follows.

But the one area I think Ndii could make a difference in is the maligned livestock sector specifically pastrolism, he is a huge supporter and if he could spearhead their insulation from drought and improve their supply chains, now that is one sector which could improve export earnings.

Tea is a unique commodity because we can develop a high quality product that's uniquely Kenyan. Even then, we need to develop value addition and marketing because that's where most money is made.

Investing in jua kali production in welders and other artisan shops is a waste of moneu. They can't compete with factory produced goods! Show me a product that we are exporting from jua kali sector.

All that said, Ndii is a political economist. Where are concrete plans? What do they plan to do for pastoralists? What will they do against draught? What changes will they make in beef supply chain?

Chief, Ndīi is all talk!
 
You do realize our tea sector is really small-scale farming? So is our dairy sector yet we are amongst the largest milk producers in Africa? Top 3 actually.

Ndii is right to want to direct investment to the economy, if we are going to fight off the competition our producers need massive investment to modernise, train staff and integrate new tech, that is where government comes in.



Ndii's logic is simple, invest in the producers which lowers production costs while increasing production, soon enough you have a surplus to export which lowers our deficit. Plus, with higher revenues diversification to other products and sectors follows.

But the one area I think Ndii could make a difference in is the maligned livestock sector specifically pastrolism, he is a huge supporter and if he could spearhead their insulation from drought and improve their supply chains, now that is one sector which could improve export earnings.
This is what I was looking for. Good points here especially on the pastrolist communities that need to change very fast. Surely they can be organized into a very productive group for beef.
 
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