Uasin Gishu County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Agriculture Samuel Yego on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, hosted Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya Limited (PPCK) officials who are in the county in a bid to revive pyrethrum production. The company, in
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Farmers in the North Rift region are up in arms over the lack of subsidized fertilizers at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots. The government had a few weeks ago announced that it had allocated Ksh57 billion to
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A section of Trans Nzoia farmers feels they were duped by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya when he promised that every registered farmer will receive a maximum of 20 bags of 50Kg subsidized fertilizers. In a spot check done by
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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced an upward review of the number of bags of fertilizer that a farmer will be allowed to purchase under the subsidy program. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri while announcing setting aside of the funds
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Farmers in the North Rift region have received a major boost after the government announced that it had set aside Sh5.73 billion to subsidize fertilizer prices. The farmers have been lamenting over the high prices, with some saying they might
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Due to the rising cost of fertilizer and other farm inputs, security and disaster management experts have warned of a possible food crisis in the country. Speaking in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, Philemon Samoei, a security consultant said many farmers
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Cereals producers who wish to store their produce until market prices are right have received a major boost following the launch of a Warehousing Receipt System (WRS) in Kitale town. WRS is a system where producers or dealers deposit their
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Buzeki says: "Its highest level of neglect that when the cost of inputs are on upward trajectory the Government are offering buying price that are unreasonable and unrealistic. Its even worse due to the fact that other private millers will
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