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Fredrick Biwott at his armyworm invested maize farm in Chepkanga, Uasin Gishu County on June 23, 2021. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]
Famers in North Rift should be top-dressing their maize crop now as they await flowering. However, that is not happening. Reason? There are no rains. And the situation has been like this for over two months. Rains facilitate absorption of fertiliser applied to the surface layer of soil during top-dressing. However, rains have been erratic since this planting season started. Farmers are a worried lot.
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