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Ruto pledges fertiliser price cut to boost food production

Sacco ReviewAugust 3, 202605 mins

President William Ruto pledged to reduce fertiliser and seed prices from next year to encourage farmers to increase food production. Farmers were urged to take advantage of the expected short rains after failed rains caused widespread crop losses and reduced harvests. The government plans to construct 50 mega dams, 200 medium sized dams and 1,000…

Murang’a farmers count losses as short rains fail

Sacco ReviewOctober 22, 202505 mins

Farmers across Murang’a County are counting heavy losses following the failure of the short October–December rains, which have left germinating crops withered and fields parched. The depressed rains, which lasted barely two weeks, have devastated early planters and raised fears of looming food shortages and rising prices across the region. The Kenya Meteorological Department had…