Cheaper fertiliser in sight as State orders 102,550 tonnes

NAIROBI: The Government will import fertiliser worth Sh4.2 billion for next year’s planting season.  Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei said the State is buying 102,550 tonnes to be sold to farmers at subsidised rates early next year.

Under the new farm inputs subsidy arrangement, farmers will enjoy a 10 per cent price reduction on the 20.5 million bags of fertiliser they will use during the long rains season starting March next year.  Koskei said the price reduction is informed by the impact the subsided fertiliser has had on food production in the country since it was initiated.