Farmers to get free fertiliser from county government

Women work in their farms of Kisumu county.The county has embarked on distribution of free fertilizer to maize farmers in the area to boost crop production and ensure food security. The initiative has cost sh 10 million. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

The county government will distribute free fertiliser to boost maize production after poor harvests last season.

The Standard established that the county had bought 5,000 bags of fertiliser worth more than Sh10 million to be distributed to small-scale farmers during the rainy season.