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Several farmers yet to receive fertilizer amid biting shortage

Workers offload subsidized fertilizer from a truck at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) warehouse in Nakuru on March 24, 2025. Farmers have raised concerns over inadequate supply. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

A section of farmers across the country have raised an alarm over alleged discrepancies in the distribution of government's subsidized fertilizers as thousands scramble to get the vital farm input for the planting season.

This comes as the government implements rationing of fertilizers amid biting shortage in some parts of the country.

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