Farmers face tough times as payment and fertiliser delay

A long queue of trucks seeking to deliver maize at the cereals board in Eldoret. file photo | nmg

Farmers in the North Rift are undergoing hard times, with many of them yet to prepare their farms for planting this season following delay in payment of their dues by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

Their woes have been compounded after subsidised fertiliser, which had been delivered to NCPB stores in the region ran out.

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