A spot check by The Standard has revealed that many of the farmers started growing the cotton between June and August this year.While some are growing hybrid cotton seeds others have opted for BT cotton hybrid seeds. There are at least 60 demonstration farms in Busia where farmers have been acquiring knowledge on hybrid cotton farming. Francis Okuku is one of the farmers growing cotton in Matayos. He used to farm cotton until the collapse of Malakisi and Nambale cotton ginnery forced him to ditch the cash crop for maize. Gregory Wadenya from Mahyco Company contracted by the national government to supply hybrid seeds to farmers in Busia says 290 kilos of BT cotton seeds and 2,680 hybrid cotton seeds have been distributed so far.

Source: Standard Digital August 29, 2020 09:01 UTC