The decline in fertilizer imports in Kenya has affected the output

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Fertiliser imports dropped by 50 per cent in the last two quarters signalling lower production in the agricultural sector.

The key ingredient in farming has dropped to 126,885 metric tonnes between July and September from 248,991 metric tonnes imported in the January-March 2018 quarter.

According to the report, the trend is a result of stringent re-inspection regulations that have seen consignments declared unfit and re-shipped to countries of origin.

Kenya Flower Council chief executive Clement Tulezi says the severe drop in imports is hurting flower firm investments whose hydroponic farming operations wholly depend on chemical fertilisers.

During the third quarter, the agricultural sector realised a 5.2 per cent growth.The report says this helped ease Kenya’s current export-import trade deficit by 23.1 per cent from Sh150.9 billion to Sh116.0 billion.

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