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Kenya farmers will start receiving the much-awaited subsidised fertiliser early next month, the Kenya government said.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri said yesterday the systems were in place for the distribution to begin ahead of the short rains.
“We have heard the cry from farmers about the subsidised fertiliser programme and I want to assure them that they will get the fertiliser without experiencing difficulty from any state agency,” said Mr Kiunjuri at the opening of the Agri-Nutrition Conference in Nairobi.
Farmers have expressed concern that the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) had not been able to procure the subsidised fertiliser on time.
The Government has projected increased maize production in the country this year on improved weather conditions compared to last year. The CS at the same time announced that maize yields in the country were expected to rise from 40 million bags to 46 million bags this year.
“The weather this year favoured our farmers and that is why our maize yield will be higher by six million bags than what we harvested last year,” said the CS.
The Kenya government had started talks with maize millers to keep the cost of maize flour down despite the high taxation measures proposed by the State.
