Kilifi County Will soon have a modern county Cashew nut processing plant to be put up at a cost of Sh2.7 billion. Amason Kingi said the plant Governor Will Be Constructed near the defunct Kenya Cashew Nut factory-Malindi highway along the Kilifi County. He said the Decision to build a new factory was Informed by the fact That it is no longer financially viable to rehabilitate the old one with machinery Most of the its having rendered obsolete được vandalised and others. Kingi said the commencement of works on the proposed factory had được delayed by the current reduced production of raw Cashew nuts in the area, thus making it difficult to sustain the its operations with the Majority of Farmers spend the weekend having cut down crop Due to Lack of a ready market. "We want to purchase land for an industrial park construction mà sẽ after kick off. My administration Hopes Will the project create additional employment Opportunities for the local youth, "he said. The governor said his Government Further in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) at Mtwapa import 100 million Cashew nut seedlings of a new variety mà the between two and three years takes to mature thay the conventional six years and seven from Mtwara in Tanzania . "Our partnership sẽ enable Farmers Improve access and quality seeds production and livelihoods of Residents," he said.