PREMIUM Ruto fertiliser subsidy loses 426,000 farmers With only 949,951 farmers reached, the scheme fell 542,399 beneficiaries short of its target of 1,492,350. News Just now Listen
Article The number of farmers accessing subsidised fertiliser dropped by more than 425,000 in the year ended June, marking the first decline in the reach of President William Ruto’s flagship farm input cushion since he took office.
Cheaper fertiliser, seeds offer lifeline to farmers hit by maize losses The NCPB has opened a purchasing window for maize PREMIUM Kenya to Import 25 million bags of maize Drought in Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia has pushed the government to turn to imports.
Kenya also increased purchases ahead of this year’s planting season, with chemical fertiliser imports rising nearly 73 per cent to 407,325 tonnes from 234,917 tonnes a year earlier.
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