Agro remark companionship Elgon Kenya ’s Director Bimal Kantaria has been fete with a Honorary Doctorate of Humanities degree by the United Graduate College and Seminary International , a US - free-base theology college , for his travail at promote the agriculture sector in East Africa , working with the youth in building capacity for the futurity and his devoted nidus on philanthropic gift .
Under his stewardship , Elgon Kenya has enveloped more youth into farming through introduction of new technologies and projects . The annual National Farmers Awards , now in its seventh class , that assay to honour the land ’s best food producer while bring the industry under one roof , has since its pioneer edition run a juvenility category that has been pivotal revolutionize a new generation of new Fannie Merritt Farmer who are mentor by the succeeder .
These new dirt celebrities , legal age who have plunge suit for the boot and gotten their hands ill-gotten , have turn their farms into demonstration and training plot of ground attracting more youth who have now created a husbandry revolution while creating legion jobs in a country whose young person keep to grapple with unemployment despite agriculture being the leading income generator .
Bimal Kantaria , Elgon Kenya Director at the conferment ceremony hold in Loresho Nairobi
Bimal Kantaria is the patron of the scheme and has antecedently been recognized by President Kenyatta for the role he and his company have play through the honor to prompt farmers .
As youth look to new technologies for food production , Elgon Kenya has responded with humble price excogitation that are not only take a shit farming cool , but growing more yields under small acreages and guaranteeing year beat supply in the wake of changing clime . This admit the globally acclaimed Magnar Water Solutions that ascertain judicious use of water in the wake of biting water scarcity . They have become a hit with many smallholder farmers for their strength and affordability .
To bolster growing intellectual nourishment from a point of information , Elgon Kenya has been prevail a 24/7 information center where trained agronomists are on understudy to do all question from farmers across the country on any aspect of their food production journeying , a first - of - its - variety intervention in the land . The agro input signal powerhouse also run an online shop selling even single unit of its portfolio of ware and in partnership with messenger shop surrender the orders at the threshold of husbandman . As threats to food production , both traditional and emerge persist , and as farmers grapple with more hiccups across the time value chain , Elgon Kenya has introduced plant clinic that are now in their tenth edition . The clinic , pose along the human health construct , allow farmers to land their ‘ sick plant ’ for diagnosing by expert and investigator . The clinics also congregate diligence players to debate on progeny affecting the agribusiness sphere .
Mr. Kantaria was also celebrate for his philanthropy that cuts across wellness , agriculture and educational activity sphere .
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