Editing Economy of Kenya (section)

===Agriculture===
{{Main|Agriculture in Kenya}}
{{See also|Coffee industry of Kenya|Tea Production in Kenya}}
[[File:Kenya-Tealand-Near-Kericho-2012.JPG|thumb|right|Tea farm, [[Kericho County]]]]
[[File:Worker with Summer Flowers.jpg|thumb|Flower production]]
Kenya produced in 2018:

* 5.2 million tons of [[sugarcane]];
* 4 million tons of [[maize]];
* 1.8 million tons of [[potato]];
* 1.4 million tons of [[banana]];
* 946 thousand tons of [[cassava]];
* 871 thousand tons of [[sweet potato]];
* 775 thousand tons of [[mango]] (including [[mangosteen]] and [[guava]]);
* 765 thousand tons of [[beans]];
* 599 thousand tons of [[tomato]];
* 674 thousand tons of [[cabbage]];
* 492 thousand tons of [[tea]] (3rd largest producer in the world, losing only to China and India);
* 349 thousand tons of [[pineapple]];
* 336 thousand tons of [[wheat]];
* 239 thousand tons of [[carrot]];
* 233 thousand tons of [[avocado]];
* 206 thousand tons of [[sorghum]];
* 188 thousand tons of [[watermelon]];
* 179 thousand tons of [[cowpea]];
* 169 thousand tons of [[spinach]];
* 131 thousand tons of [[papaya]]; 
* 92 thousand tons of [[coconut]]; 
* and 41 thousand tons of [[coffee]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC/ |title=Kenya production in 2018, by FAO |access-date=31 October 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112130804/http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QC/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Agriculture is the second largest contributor to Kenya's GDP, after the service sector, although only 15% of Kenya's total land area has sufficient [[fertility]] and rainfall to be farmed, and only 7 or 8% can be classified as first-class land. In 2006, almost 75% of working Kenyans made their living on the land, compared with 80% in 1980.<ref name="cp" /> About half of total agricultural output is non-marketed subsistence production.

In 2005, agriculture, including [[forestry]] and fishing, accounted for about 24% of GDP, as well as for 18% of wage employment and 50% of revenue from exports. That same year, horticulture accounted for 23% and tea for 22% of total export earnings. The principal cash crops in Kenyan agriculture are tea, horticultural produce, and coffee. Coffee has declined in importance with depressed world prices, accounting for just 5% of export receipts in 2005. The production of major food staples such as [[Maize|corn]] is subject to sharp weather-related fluctuations. Production downturns also periodically necessitate food aid. In 2004, aid was needed for 1.8 million people because of Kenya's intermittent [[droughts]]. However, the expansion of credit to the agricultural sector has enabled farmers to better deal with environmental and pricing risks.<ref name=cp/>

Tea, coffee, [[sisal]], [[pyrethrum]], corn, and wheat are grown in the fertile highlands, one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa. Livestock predominates in the semi-arid savanna to the north and east. [[Coconuts]], [[pineapples]], [[cashew nuts]], cotton, [[sugarcane]], [[sisal]], and [[Maize|corn]] are grown in the lower-lying areas.<ref name=cp/>