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Government launches fertiliser drive as 3.3 million face hunger

Stacks of maize at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board depot. [File, Standard]

The Government has flagged off the 2026 Long Rains National Fertiliser Subsidy Programme, aiming to support farmers during the planting season as drought pushes millions into acute food insecurity.

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