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A rice farmer in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. [Collins Kweyu/Standard]
As the planting season sets in, debate on quality of fertiliser remains the elephant in the room as farmers grapple with increasingly depleted soils that have led to dwindling production.
A government report last year indicated that Kenyan soil in active agricultural areas was becoming acidic and, unless there was intervention, it would continue wearing out.
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