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Kenya Tea Development Agency has started distributing fertiliser to tea factories, two days after the 99,000 metric tonnes of input were loaded into a cargo train in Mombasa.
Three ships carrying about 99,000 tonnes of fertiliser for smallholder tea farmers have arrived in Mombasa, with the government targeting distribution to 800,000 farmers within a month.
The Government has cut subsidised fertiliser to Sh2,000 per 50kg bag and halved certified maize seed prices to help drought-hit farmers recover and prepare for the next planting season.
President William Ruto has announced that the government has released Sh18 billion in capitation funds to ensure seamless learning as schools open for the third term.
President William Ruto has announced a fresh reduction in the price of subsidised fertiliser, cutting the cost of a 50-kilogramme bag from Sh2,500 to Sh2,000.
The Kenya Tea Development Authority has procured two million bags of fertiliser, which will be issued to over 600,000 farmers starting next month.
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