Kenya pins hope on millet production to boost food security


NAIROBI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will hasten the transformation of millet value chains as part of ongoing efforts to boost food and nutrition security in the drylands, a senior government official said Thursday.

Mithika Linturi, cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, said that reviving millet farming has been prioritized by the government, given the crop's immense nutritional and health benefits.

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