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Cheaper farm inputs could encourage farmers to expand acreage and improve crop yields. Higher maize production could ease food supply pressures and potentially moderate prices. The impact will depend on timely input distribution, reliable markets and fair farm gate prices. President William Ruto’s latest announcement on reducing the cost of maize seeds and subsidised fertiliser…
KTDA has procured 99,000 tonnes of fertiliser for more than 600,000 tea farmers, with delivery expected next month. The fertiliser will be distributed immediately upon arrival following shipment delays. KTDA is also diversifying tea markets and strengthening accountability amid ongoing investigations into an alleged Ksh322.5 million payment. The Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) has procured…
Njeru dismisses Ksh322.5m payment claims as divisive allegations. DCI probe underway over the disputed fertiliser payment. KTDA expects farmers’ fertiliser consignment early next month KTDA Chairman Enos Njeru has urged tea farmers and directors to stay united and ignore allegations circulating on social media platforms this week. Njeru spoke on Friday during the closure of…
Gov’t says reforms are underway to tackle high taxes, poor roads, pests, diseases and price volatility affecting tea farmers, while urging continued production. Mudavadi says Mudete Tea Factory serves about 12,000 farmers and has transformed livelihoods, as leaders call for more factories, lower taxes and better rural roads. KTDA has procured 99,000 metric tonnes of…
Farmers in Trans Nzoia County are up in arms over the fertiliser shortage which has hit the County as the planting season begins. This happens amid Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe declaration that the government will pay fertiliser suppliers soon amid fears of hoarding due to delayed payments. Farmers say they are ready to plant…
Farmers in Kibuline in Tigania West constituency, Meru County have received a major boost after the government issued 600 bags of Mavuno top-dressing fertiliser to improve agriculture in the area. The consignment, which was received by Tigania West MP John Mutunga, at Kibuline Aggregation Centre, marks the second major fertiliser allocation to the centre this…
The country’s fertilizer imports reduced by three- quarters ahead of this year’s main planting season with data from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) showing that approximately 143, 569.5 tonnes of chemical fertilizer were imported into the country during the first quarter of the year. The imports represented a 66.27 per cent decrease compared to…
