[File, Standard]Researchers have urged BT cotton farmers to ensure they strictly observe soil nutrition for a good harvest. The soil is very malnourished so farmers have to add more nutrients for the crop to get the required nutrients,” said Macharia. He said what was guaranteed of the BT cotton was the ability to kill bollworms when attacked, drought resistance, and early maturity. BT cotton crop farming is gaining ground in Kirinyaga, Embu and Tharaka-Nithi counties due to its numerous advantages over the traditional cotton, which requires up to 15 sprays before maturity as compared to only two for the BT. The re-introduction of BT cotton farming was a plan to revive the collapsed Mwea ginnery.

Source: Standard Digital July 22, 2021 18:10 UTC