Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of the Republic of Kenya; Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and Managing Director of Grameen Bank; Mr. Sam Daley-Harris, Director Microcredit Summit Campaign; Mrs. Lydia Koros, Chairperson, Association of Microfinance Institutions; Delegates, Distinguished Guests and Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen: The Central Bank of Kenya is happy to be part of this very important Summit.
As per the latest agricultural census (2005–06), small and marginal farmers, having less than 2 hectares of land, accounted for 83 per cent of the total number of operational holdings and 41 per cent of the operated area.