GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  It is a Source of beef for local consumption. Beef farming earns the country foreign exchange from exporting beef product and livestock. It a source of employment e.g in beef farms and processing plants. Farmers earn income from the sale of livestock thus raising their living standards. Beef farming has led to growth of industries e.g meat canning and freezing industries. Some by-products like hides are raw materials in the leather industry. Shoe manufacturing companies such as Bata shoe-company at Limuru uses these hides. RELATED POSTS IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STRUCTURE     7 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE    7 ADVANTAGES OF WETLANDS     7 FACTORS INFLUENCING MASS WASTING    5 CONDITIONS FOR EXISTENCE OF CORAL REEFS    3 TYPES OF WEATHERING AND THEIR PROCESSES    6 LANDFORMS OF HIGHLANDS GLACIATION CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTONICS THEORY EXPLAINED 9 CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCI...

  It is a major source of raw material for local horticultural industries e.g. fruit canning, manufacture of vegetable oils thus stimulating industrialization and other related industries such as freight services, pesticides and banking services. Export of flowers, fruits and vegetables earns foreign exchange Creation of employment opportunities since it provides a source of income to farmers hence raising their living standards. It has stimulated expansion and development of transport infrastructure through construction of roads and airports to facilitate the delivery of horticulture products to various markets. It has ensured effective/maximum use of land and even reclamation of swampy areas RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME 4 FEATURES OF MAP STATEMENT SCALE 10 ADVANTAGES OF OIL PRODUCTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST 7 DISADVANTAGES OF AIR TRANSPORT 10 PROBLEMS FACING CO...