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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Central Planning and Project Monitoring Unit highly recognize and appreciate the
support, leadership and guidance offered by the Principal Secretaries of Agriculture,
Livestock and Fisheries which made the process of preparing this publication a success. I
wish to acknowledge the efforts by all the technical officers who worked tirelessly on tight
deadlines to deliver the output of the Economic Review of Agriculture (ERA) 2015 edition.
All the technical directors in the Ministry are acknowledged and applauded for giving
valuable technical contributions. The editorial team acknowledges inputs from all data
producers including the Semi Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGA’s), institutions and
stakeholders who continue to provide valuable information to this publication.
Central Planning and Project Monitoring Unit expresses gratitude to the Kenya Census of
Agriculture (KCA) Programme for financing the activities which culminated in the ERA 2015
edition. These include the annual national data validation exercise conducted countrywide,
compilation and printing of the publication.
As the team leader of the editorial team, I wish to specifically acknowledge the following
officers who worked extra hard with commitments to produce this publication.
Alex Mwaniki Senior Economist/ Biometrician SDA
Stephen Njogu Principal Agricultural Officer SDA
Joseph M. Komu Principal Agricultural Officer SDA
Moses Mburu Principal Economist SDL
Benjamin Kibor Principal Livestock Production Officer SDL
Michael Kanyi Assistant Director of Livestock Production SDL
Peter Nzungi Senior Assistant Director of Fisheries SDF
Davies M. Makilla Senior Fisheries Officer SDF
James K. Paul Senior Marketing Officer SDA
Agness M. Kyalo Senior Assistant Director of Agriculture KCA
Phyllis Lusangalu Senior Assistant Office Administrator SDA
Samuel K. Gicheru
Ag. Head: Central Planning and Project Monitoring Unit
State Department of Agriculture
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