According to the Department of Agriculture, at least 30 per cent of the crop had already been severely affected by the prolonged dry spell.
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The Investment Plan is aimed at building resilient food systems, modernizing agricultural value chains and expanding irrigation.
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Menjo has warned that the move could leave many farmers without inputs during a critical period.
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Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) and Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) play a critical role in management of food system and should be strengthened.
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The government has for the last two planting seasons provided farmers with subsided fertilizer at Ksh 2,500 per 50 kilogram bag.
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At the centre of the strategy is the 1.8 million-acre Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project, reserved strictly for mechanised, irrigated, large-scale farming
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The planting season in North Rift starts in March and runs through early April, the Governor was particular that the farmers ought to have enough quantities of the input.
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The national launch was done at the Kenya Seed Company-owned Sunflower factory in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County.
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