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poor post-harvest management practices. Sally Kosgey, Minister Romano Kiome PS, Alfred Serem, HCDA MD W Songa, Agric Secretary, The Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA) has been mandated by a new order to regulate and manage Kenya’s fresh produce industry. Captured in a Special Issue of the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 166 dated December 23, 2011, the legal notice (No. 190, of the Agriculture Act Cap 318) swallows the previous five clauses under which the industry was governed. The changes recognize the Horticulture Research Fund as a legal entity; requires all traders to be 6 proven Functions/powers and innovative of the technologies Board that planning will address purposes; crop protection The and board post-harvest shall have management the powers challenges. c) Provide Demonstrations specialised are currently to underway promote, to coordinate introduce and farmers to bagging horticulture of banana banches extension to protect them against pests and diseases during growth and development. facilitate the development of the services; Amiran banana bags are known to have an anti- microbial effect and are industry but without prejudice to d) appoint agents for the effective in the control of insect pests such as thrips. the generality of the forgoing, the implementation or board may – performance of any function a) advice the government of the authority under this and the industry on matters Order; related to horticulture e) Directly or indirectly support production and marketing; the establishment of fruit tree b) Collect and collate data, mother blocks; maintain a database and f) regulate the horticulture disseminate information on nurseries, production, horticultural activities for post-harvest handling 64 52 HORTICULTURAL CROPS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Serving the Horticulture Industry Increase your income by protecting your bananas new from Horticulture pests and diseases; Order and by only selling when the price is √ Bagging of Banana Batches Although a lot of work has been done to promote production of bananas in Kenya, crop protection still remains a major challenge in the production of high quality bananas. HCDA and Amiran Kenya Ltd are introducing HHO OR TR ITC IUC LT U LT U RU ARL ANL ENW ES WI S A uI gj au ns Tu -as er py T - e MF EB Be r u2 a0 1r 1y 2 0 1 2 Banana Production Profile It is currently estimated that Kenya is among the major producers of bananas in Africa with over 83, 462 Ha. under production which account for 1, 583, 143 MT. with a market value of over Ksh. 18 billion annually. However out of the entire production, a lot is lost through pest and disease infestation, poor cultural plant management practices and registered by HCDA, essentially eliminating briefcase buyers and will set standards for produce handling and transportation. Henceforth, horticulture nurseries will be established under the supervision of HCDA, while the corporation will work closely with institutions like the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) on matters requiring cross-reference. and marketing of horticultural crops and produce; g) Promote development and adoption of standards for labelling, packaging, grading, transporting and sorting horticultural produce in compliance with local and international standards; h) Impose levies, fees or charges on producers, dealers and nursery operators as the Ministry may approve; i) Promote the establishment and use of production, processing and marketing infrastructure for horticultural crops; j) Facilitate marketing of horticultural products in the local and international markets ; and k) Provide for any other matter in furtherance of the development of horticurtural crops or conducive to the exercise of any of its powers under this Order. A farmer is being assisted by a HCDA officer to install Amiran Kenya Ltd banana bag on a new banana batch in Meru
HORTICULTURAL CROPS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Serving the Horticulture Industry Increase your income by protecting your bananas from pests and diseases; and by Horticultural Research Fund 16 (1) There is established a fund to nursery operators. Conditions before registration apply for registration after a 19. a person shall not be period of two years. only selling when the price is √ (2) The committee shall from issued with a certificate of 22. a person shall not transfer be known as the Horticultural time to time prescribe the registration as a nursery or a or distribute horticultural research Fund, which shall minimum requirements for mother block operator unless planting materials from one be administered by the establishing and operating a an inspector- part of the country to another authority. horticultural crop nursery. (a) has visited and inspected unless that person has an (2) The fund shall consist of – a) Levies imposed on dealers under paragraph 33; b) Funds provided by bilateral or multilateral donors for the (3) The agriculture Secretary shall chair the Committee. (4) The Committee may co-opt for such period as it may think fit, any person whose the site and confirmed it as accompanying plant health Banana suitable for a horticultural Production certificate Profile from Kenya Plant It is currently estimated that Kenya is among the major producers of crop nursery; and Health Inspectorate Services. bananas in Africa with over 83, 462 Ha. under production which account (b) is satisfied that the operator 23. a nursery operator shall not for 1, 583, 143 MT. with a market value of over Ksh. 18 billion annually. However or his out agent of the has entire adequate production, a lot is procure lost through rootstock, pestscion, or purposes of the Fund; assistance or advice it may and knowledge disease infestation, of nursery poor cultural plant seed management planting material practices from and c) Funds from any other source require. poor management post-harvest and management horticultural practices. sources not approved by the approved by the authority. techniques in respect of Committee. (3) The fund shall be used for 18 Registration of nursery horticultural crops to be 24. a nursery operator who the purpose of undertaking and mother blocks grown. has in his nursery certified research on horticulture. (1) a person shall not establish or planting material which has operate a horticultural crop Certificate not transferable not been distributed during Part III nursery or a mother block 20. (1) a person to whom a the certification season shall Quality assurance in in any area unless that crop certificate of registration is ensure that the undistributed production and nursery or mother block is Issued shall not sell, lend, planting material is re- marketing registered by the authority. transfer or otherwise dispose certified after every six 17 the certificate without the months. (1) There shall be a Horticultural (2) a person who intends prior written permission from 25. (1) a nursery operator shall Crop nursery Committee to operate a nursery the authority. keep accurate records of composed of – or a mother block shall Bagging of Banana make Batches an application (a) Although The agriculture a lot of work Secretary; has been done to promote for registration production to the of bananas (2) an operator of an horticultural crop nursery shall display the distributed planting materials indicating the buyer’s name, district, location, sub-location (b) in The Kenya, Managing crop protection Director still of the remains a major authority challenge in the in the prescribed production certificate of registration for and postal address, varieties of authority high quality bananas. HCDA and Amiran form Kenya accompanied Ltd are introducing by a inspection at all times. purchased and shall produce (c) proven The Director, and innovative Kenya technologies that non- will refundable address crop fee of protection five such records on demand for and agricultural post-harvest research management challenges. hundred Demonstrations shillings. are currently 21. (1) The authority may revoke the purposes of inspection. underway Institute; to introduce farmers to bagging (3) Subject of banana to paragraph banches 19, to protect them against pests and diseases during growth and development. (d) The Managing Director, Kenya the authority shall issue a Amiran banana bags are known to have an anti- microbial effect and are Plant Health Inspectorate certificate of registration to effective in the control of insect pests such as thrips. Services; any successful applicant. a certificate of registration (2) a nursery operator shall A farmer is being assisted by a HCDA officer to install Amiran Kenya issued to a nursery or a submit annual records to the Ltd banana bag on a new banana batch in Meru mother block operator if that authority in the prescribed operator contravenes the manner. (e) a duly appointed (4) The certificate of registration provisions of paragraph 18,20 representative of the for a nursery or a mother , 22,23,24 and 25. 26. (1) a person who contravenes Commissioner of Prisons; block shall be as set out in the provisions of (f) The Centre Director, national Form a of the First Schedule, (2) The operator of an horticultural paragraphs18, 20,22,23,24 Horticultural research Centre, renewable annually and shall crops nursery or mother and 25 commits an offence. Thika; only be applicable to the site block whose certificate of 27. unless otherwise provided for (g) One representative of inspected. registration is revoked under in this Order— registered private sector sub paragraph (1) may re- the production sites, produce 64 H O R T I C U LT U R A L N E W S I A u g u s T - s e p T e M B e r 2 0 1H1 O R T I C U LT U R A L N E W S I j a n u a r y - F E B r u a r y 2 0 1 2 53
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