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Why ‘cheap’ fertiliser is an expensive headache

Casual labourer at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Eldoret Depot, offload Government Subsidised fertilizer from a lorry. 600, 000 bags of the fertilizer have been offloaded. Farmers have started purchasing the farm input as the planting season kicks off. 30-03-2015. PHOTOS BY: KEVIN TUNOI

 

Farmers in the Rift Valley opt to buy inputs from private dealers because of the red tape involved in getting the government’s subsidised supply.

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