fertiliser subsidy programme Stories

What was intended as a critical support scheme for farmers to boost food production has instead exposed a troubling mix of negligence, irregular contr...

Touted as the first of its kind in Kenya, the programme will initially cover around 250,000 crop farmers during its pilot phase, with plans to scale u...

However, the sector’s overall budget has been scaled down by three per cent to Sh47.6 billion, from the previous Financial Year allocation of Sh54.6 b...

According to the government, the blending process made the fertiliser usable and ensured more farmers benefitted while promoting soil health sustainab...

Provisional data from the Kenya Revenue Authority and Central Bank of Kenya show food imports fell from a record Sh305.7 billion in 2023.

The funds are needed to ensure affordable fertiliser is available for the short and long rainy seasons, with the ministry targeting 7.2 million bags f...

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Andrew Mwihia Karanja revealed that KTDA has imported over 86,988 metric tonnes of fertiliser, which will be distributed...

The fertiliser is the first batch of 97,000 tonnes procured by the Kenya Tea Development Agency to support farmers.