New policy to breathe life into Kenya’s dying soils

A farmer analyses soil composition. According to the national soil fertility survey, 50 per cent of all sampled soils in the country had poor levels of soil pH and other vital minerals.

As the world marks the World Soil Day today, Kenya will be banking on a new policy to tame runaway soil degradation.

The National Agricultural Soil Management Policy (NASMP), formulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives will address key challenges that lead to low crop production.