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Ruto calls for affordable fertiliser to boost food production

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President William Ruto (left) arrives for the Africa Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit held at the KICC, Nairobi. [X/Ruto]

President William Ruto said on Thursday that Africa has committed to triple domestic production and distribution of organic and inorganic fertilisers, to reach 70 per cent of small-holder farmers across the continent.

Ruto announced that the continent had pledged to enhance access and affordability of fertiliser for smallholder farmers, providing them with targeted agronomic recommendations tailored to specific crops, soils and climatic conditions.

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