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Ernest Kombo, a sugarcane farmer scoops filter-mart that he intends to apply on his crops in Malava, Kakamega County. A section of cane farmers have embraced use of filter-mud to improve quality of their yields. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]
Soil scientists are warning of declining soil fertility. The decline, characterised by low basic minerals, is affecting crop productivity. Ministry of Agriculture reports show the country has been experiencing a decline in agricultural production of major crops in the last decade.
More worrying, is that continuous use of mineral fertilisers has not made the situation better. Evidence on the ground shows key maize producing areas have been affected by soil infertility as a result of continuous use of mineral fertilisers resulting in acidic soils.
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