Money constraints stunt subsidised fertiliser uptake

Workers arrange bags of fertilizer.

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A lack of money is the leading cause for the low uptake of the government’s subsidised fertiliser, according to research by global agro-research firm Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

In the study, 26 percent of respondents said they had not benefited from the cheaper farm input because they did not have the required cash.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.