President William Ruto has appointed Cornelly Serem to chair the Agriculture Food Authority (AFA).
Serem’s appointment will be for five years, according to a gazette notice dated March 22,2 023.
In response to his appointment, Serem expressed gratitude to Ruto and promised to carry out his responsibilities fully.
“I thank you for conspiring with me in your government, William Ruto! Kongoi, I promise to carry out my responsibilities with distinction “He stated.
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a State Corporation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives.
Its role is to regulate, develop and promote scheduled crop value chains for increased economic growth in Kenya.
The AFA Act created the Authority to put the Crops Act into action. The Authority replaced these institutions; Kenya Coconut Development Authority, Coffee Board of Kenya, Cotton Development Authority, Horticultural Crops Development Authority, Kenya Sisal Board, Kenya Sugar Board, Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, and the Tea Board of Kenya.
