Kiunjuri: Coffee farmers to get Sh1.3bn subsidised fertiliser
Hillary Onsongo plucks ripe coffee berries from his farm in Kisii County. The government has set aside Sh2.8 billion to supply subsidised fertiliser to coffee farmers. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Mr Kiunjuri insisted that the fertiliser is for coffee farmers only.
The Cabinet Secretary said corruption and exploitation starts at the weighing and pulping stages in coffee co-operative societies.
The government has set aside Sh2.8 billion to supply subsidised fertiliser to coffee farmers, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri said on Monday.
Speaking at Kabiruini grounds in when he officially opened the Central Agricultural Society of Kenya fair, Mr Kiunjuri said Sh1.3 billion fertiliser for this season has already been purchased.
