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Only 29pc of farmers get subsidised fertiliser as planting season starts
Workers arrange bags of subsidised fertilizer at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Elburgon, Nakuru County. FILE PHOTO | JOHN NJOROGE | NMG
A survey by the Central Bank of Kenya indicates that only 29 percent of farmers have purchased subsidised fertiliser as the planting season starts with some growers opting for the expensive commodity in agro vets.
The subsidised fertiliser is being sold at a maximum price of Sh3,500 per 50-kilogramme bag.