High cost of farm inputs a threat to food security
Workers offload fertiliser from a truck into a warehouse at the Kisumu Pier Tuesday. The fertiliser, which is destined for Tanzania, will be transported to Mwanza by marine vessels. Like in Kenya, farmers in the neighbouring country are preparing for the planting season.
Homa Bay has been hit by an acute shortage of subsidised fertilizer, a sure invitation for famine in the next few months unless the situation is mitigated.
Farmers who have been walking to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in town to purchase the commodity have been returning home empty-handed because they cannot afford it.
