Bii notes that the driers will be availed to farmers through collaboration with the national government.
MoreThe harvesting season is expected to start from the end of September.
MoreThe farmers say following access to affordable fertilizer and other farm inputs, this year's harvest will be higher than what they had in 2022.
MoreBut even as the farmers tell off CS Kuria, they also want the government to open the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) so that it can start purchasing their produce.
MoreThe farmers have also challenged elected leaders from the North Rift region to take the lead in ensuring no maize is imported before what is available locally has all been bought.
More“The plan to import GMO maize to the country should be paused until enough public sensitization has been done,” the Soy MP said in a post on November 18, 2022.
MoreMaize farmers in Moiben Sub County are in panic after at least 100 acres of their farms were invaded with the deadly fall armyworms. The farmers whose maize is barely two months old since germination now fear they might encounter
MoreAgricultural officers in Uasin Gishu County have raised a red flag over a possible fall armyworms invasion in the region. According to the Uasin Gishu County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture Samuel Yego, the armyworms have already been reported on
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