The Agriculture ministry has received the go-ahead to procure subsidised fertiliser from the National Treasury. Agriculture Chief Administrative Secretary Andrew Tuimur yesterday said the Treasury has released Sh2 billion for subsidised fertiliser. buying at Sh3100-Sh3,300Kenya Farmers Association director Kipkorir Menjo said farmers are buying fertiliser from private dealers at Sh3,100 to Sh3,300 per bag. Last year, they were buying subsidised fertiliser for between Sh1,500 and Sh1,800. Procurement problemsOn January 31, the chairman of the Strategic Food Reserves Fund Noah Wekesa said the government will not buy subsidised fertiliser.

Source: The Star March 06, 2019 03:56 UTC