Relief as State ships in 12 million bags of fertiliser
Workers offload bags of subsidised fertiliser from a train wagon at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Elburgon, Nakuru County on August 31, 2023.
Mr Linturi blamed logistical challenges for delays in the delivery of the subsidised fertiliser.
The government-issue subsidised fertiliser is being sold at Sh2,500.
The national government has imported 12.5 million bags of fertiliser, offering some relief to maize farmers in the North Rift region ahead of the planting season.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi said a consignment of the farm input had been delivered to National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots in Eldoret and Kitale, among other towns in the region, to address a scarcity of the commodity.
