Kenyan agricultural trends:
Agriculture from time immemorial, has been one of the mainstays of Kenyan economic development, contributing considerably to the Gross Domestic Product of the country. The agricultural productions of Kenya in the post-independence period witnessed an annual increase of 4.7%, between 1963 and 1973. In fact, Kenya owes this rapid development in the agricultural sector to the re-distribution of lands, plantation of new generation of crops and bringing in more stretches of lands under cultivation. In fact, the agriculture sector contributes about 30% of the GDP and is responsible for 80 per cent of national employment, mainly in the countrysides.Growth of industry in Kenya:
The production growth rate in the Kenyan industrial sector was 6.3% in 2006. In fact, the economy of Kenya receives substantial financial supports offered by industries like refined petroleum and petrochemicals, clothing and textiles, food processing, transport equipments and brewing. The excellent transportation network of the country is efficient enough to facilitate the carriage of the finished industrial products for export purposes. More than 60% of the government service holders in Kenya dwell in the urban areas and maintain perfect balance between the goods and the service sectors of the land.Kenyan foreign trade:
The export and import items in Kenya comprise the foreign trading activities of the country, contributing large amounts to the national GDP.The main exporting items in Kenya are petroleum products, sisal, hides and skins, pyrethrum, tea, horticultural products, cement, soda ash, fluorspar and coffee. Countries like United States, Netherlands, Egypt, Uganda, United Kingdom, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Africa and Germany generate around 2.2 billion $ export income for Kenya.
Saudi Arabia, Japan, UK, Germany, United Arab Emirates, United States, South Africa, India, France, Saudi Arabia and Italy account for the 3.2 billion $ imports in Kenya. The major items imported are:
- Wheat
- Resins
- Crude petroleum
- Refined petroleum products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Fertilizers
- Iron and steel
- Paper and paper products
- Machinery
- Plastic materials
- Vehicles
