BT Cotton sowing hope to farmers; but where are the seeds?

Vincent Egesa examines a ginning machine in Mulwanda Ginnery in Busia County. The phase one establishment of the facility cost sh30m with phase two set to cost sh36m which will be a sigh to BT Cotton farmers in the county.

As the debate on mitumba clothes rages on, all eyes are on cotton farmers. Smart Harvest toured Busia County which has the largest acreage under cotton farming in Kenya and got testimonials from farmers on state of affairs.

Donald Ojiambo, a farmers from Sigwata village in Matayos sub-county says it is tough being a cotton farmer these days because of the many challenges they are facing. He says unlike before when farmers received free certified seeds, fertiliser and pesticides, things are different this year.