Labour productivity in the agriculture sector is the lowest, which can be explained by the effects of drought on agricultural output in the county. [...] The 2016/17 drought also contributed to the decline in growth in 2017 while the 2020-2023 multi-year drought contributed to the -18.31 per cent decline in agriculture GVA experienced in 2023. [...] 74/2023-2024 15 percentage share of Percentage share of employment employment A disaggregation of employment in manufacturing shows that the majority of those employed in the sector work in low-technology manufacturing sub-sectors such as the manufacture of food products and wood industries as shown in Figure 13. [...] Labour productivity in the agriculture sector is the lowest, which can be explained by the effects of drought on agricultural output in the county. [...] (v) To improve the quality of labour in Mandera County the national government needs to encourage participation in the adult and continuing education programme to improve the quality of the current labour force.
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