Deputy President William Ruto has announced subsidized fertiliser will be sold for Sh1,200 per bag from December. The fertiliser has been selling for Sh1,800 per 50kg bag, but Ruto said with improved infrastructure, including transportation using thestandard gauge railway, the price will fall by Sh600 per bag. He said, “When I was Agriculture minister, I found fertiliser was being sold at Sh6,000 per bag, but we reduced that to Sh2,500 and then Sh2,300 and now Sh1,800. “The reduced fertiliser prices will enable our farmers to produce more so we avoid the problems we have now, like the shortage of maize flour,” he said. He said following completion of the factory in Eldoret, wastage of milk from farmers in the region will be reduced.

Source: The Star June 12, 2017 19:59 UTC