The government has started a programme to help farmers buy subsidised farm input ahead of the planting season to boost the country's food security.
More than 400,000 farmers will benefit in a programme targeting 1.1 million farmers at a cost of Sh5 billion.
Through the One Acre Fund, the farmers will be given a voucher which they will use to buy farm input ranging from fertilisers to seeds from accredited agro-dealers.
More than 224 farmers benefited from subsidised farm input during the launch of the programme at Esumeiya in Navakholo Sub-county.
“Each farmer is getting 50kg di-ammonium phosphate fertiliser, four kilos of maize seeds and two kilos of beans all at a subsidised price. We are also giving them solar lamps and maize storage bags,” said One Acre Fund communications coordinator, Winnie Akiso.
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Other farm input given include soil lime, eucalyptus and vegetable seeds as well as free training on latest farming techniques.
