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Gov’t moves to revive tea sector as KTDA firms up fertiliser transport plan

Sacco ReviewJuly 23, 2026July 23, 202608 mins

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…

Trans Nzoia farmers decry fertiliser shortage as planting season begins

Sacco ReviewMarch 12, 202604 mins

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…

Meru farmers get major boost after receiving 600 bags of fertiliser

Sacco ReviewDecember 6, 202505 mins

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…

Fertilizer imports decreased drastically this year, study shows

Sacco ReviewJuly 17, 202404 mins

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…