Rapid soil tests carried out in Bungoma, Kakamega

Soils in Kakamega and Bungoma are largely acidic, between the pH of 4.3 to 7, due to monocropping that hindered yields. [Courtesy]

Bungoma and Kakamega have launched ambitious mass soil testing exercises in a bid to improve yields after surveys indicated the locals hardly tested their soils before planting.