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resources in Kenya. Kenya is a country in
East Africa. Some argue that the blockbuster
Disney movie, “The Lion King” was actually
set in this beautiful country which is home
to some of the continent’s prominent natural
features. Some others believe the movie was
set in Tanzania instead. But whichever be
the case, it cannot betaken away from Kenya
that it is one of the inspiring places in
Africa. The capital of the country is Nairobi
and the population of the country is about
50 million. There are different natural resources
spread across the country, let’s take a
look at major Natural Resources in Kenya Agriculture
Farming is a very important economic activity
in Kenya. The major crops grown include tea,
coffee, onions,cabbages, mangoes, beans, peas,
and bananas. Flowers are also very important
agricultural items in Kenya,so important is
it that Kenya is the third largest producer
of cut flowers in the entire world. There
are about 127 flower farms in the country.
Most of these farms are sited near Lake Naivasha
which is about 56 miles away from the capital
Nairobi. The Kenya flower council has it
that about 90,000 people are directly employed
in the flower industry, and another 500,000
are employed indirectly in the auxiliary services
of the flower industry. A terminal at the
JKIA,Nairobi airport is especially dedicated
to moving just flowers and vegetables out
of the country. Agriculture plays a huge role
in the country’s gross domestic product,
contributing about 24 percent to it in 2005.
In the same year,agriculture also accounted
for 50 percent of the revenue from exports.
Tea is also an important cash crop for Kenya,
accounting for a fair share of the country’s
foreign exchange. Primarily, black tea is
the favored type of tea grown there. However
on special order,green tea, yellow tea, and
white tea can be produced by the tea producers.Tea
in Kenya is cultivated in an area spanning
more than 157,720 hectares. The production
output is about 345,817 metric tons of tea.
Of this, up to 325,533 metric tons is exported.
The tea Research Foundation of Kenya (TRFK)
has developed over 49 varieties of tea so
far. Coffee is another major crop grown in
Kenya. The crop is mostly cultivated by small-scale
farmers in the country. It was estimated in
2012 that Kenya had about 150,000 coffee farmers
and up to six million people employed directly
or indirectly in the coffee industry. About
40,000 tons of coffee was produced in Kenya
in 2012.  Wildlife The "Big Five"game animals
of Africa; the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo
and rhinoceros are found in Kenya, especially
in the Masai Mara. The national parks and
game reserves in the country boast of a significant
population of other wild animals, reptiles
and birds. Millions of animals take part in
the annual migration which happens between
June and September. This spectacle is a magnet
for foreign tourism. The Serengeti migration
which occurs between Tanzania and Kenya twice
yearly is one of the greatest migrations of
wildlife in the world and it is one of the
seven natural wonders of Africa.  Over 200,000
zebras and 2 million wildebeest participate
in the Serengeti migration. Kenya’s natural
beauty and wonders serves the tourism sector
of the country very well, making the sector
the second largest source of foreign exchange
for the country. The Mount Kilimanjaro, snow
white capped Mount Kenya, the Great Rift Valley,
and the coastal beaches are other attractions
for tourists.  Minerals Kenya may not boast
of several mineral resources like some other
African countries, but is sure has a decent
number. Some of the mineral resources in Kenya
include gold, iron ore, talc, soda ash, some
rare earth minerals, and gemstones. Gold is
mostly found in the westernmost part of the
country. Kenya’s soda ash production accounted
for 4 percent of the global amount. Soda ash
is one of Kenya’s leading mineral export.
It is mined around Lake Magadi on the floor
of the rift valley. Soda ash is useful in
the manufacture of soap, paper, glass, aluminium,curative
drugs, dye stuff, papers, cosmetics, aluminium
and fertilizers. It is used also in softening
of water in oil refineries. Oil Oil was discovered
in the country in 2012, so it is relatively
a new resource in the country. The discovery
was made by a British company known as Tullow
Oil. The estimated amount of recoverable oil
in this basin is put at between 240 million
to 560 million barrels. The first oil pilot
scheme was refined in 2018 at Mombasa.In 2007,
the government of Kenya unveiled its economic
development plan which was tagged Vision 2030.
The idea is to put Kenya in the same league
with the Asian Economic Tigers by 2030.With
the natural resources available to the country,
it should be a very achievable vision.Which
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