Treasury mulls another Sh1 billion fertiliser kitty to help revive coffee sector

A farmer affiliated to Gachatha Coffee Factory in Nyeri, prepares coffee berries before the start of milling in 2017. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Coffee farmers will soon be assured of fertiliser worth Sh1 billion from Treasury as part of the State’s plan to revive the ailing sector.

Treasury says in a new report that it is working on the recommendations by Parliament to ring-fence Sh1 billion from allocation of the fertiliser subsidy for coffee farmers.