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Subsidised fertiliser at the NCPB depot in Eldoret \/ MATHEWS NDANYI<\/p>\n
The
\ngovernment has distributed more than 2 million bags of subsidised fertiliser to
\nNational Cereals and Produce Board depots across the country in
\nreadiness for this year\u2019s planting season.<\/p>\n
The
\nconsignment is part of more than four million bags of fertiliser required for
\nthe new planting season, which usually starts by the end of next month.<\/p>\n
Agriculture PS Kiprono Rono said the government was still receiving
\nmore fertiliser, which is being transported from Mombasa to various NCPB
\ndepots.<\/p>\n
A week
\nago, Rono was at the NCPB Eldoret depot to receive part of the fertiliser
\nconsignment that has already arrived and is now being distributed ahead of the
\nplanting season.<\/p>\n
He
\nassured farmers that the government was well prepared ahead of the planting
\nperiod and that no hitches were expected in the distribution of the fertiliser.<\/p>\n
The PS
\nsaid by the end of this period, the government expects to have brought in all
\nthe more than four million bags required for the planting season.<\/p>\n
The
\nfertiliser is being distributed to all the 32 NCPB depots countrywide, and Rono
\nsaid the government will work closely with county administrations to ensure
\nthe fertiliser reaches all farmers.<\/p>\n
In an
\nupdate on the subsidised fertiliser programme, Rono said the government had
\nensured that the consignment being distributed was of high quality and had been
\napproved by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.<\/p>\n
The government is keen to maintain high production of maize and other
\ncrops, hence the move to ensure fertiliser reaches farmers in good time.<\/p>\n
Rono said e-vouchers to be used by farmers to buy the subsidised fertiliser from
\nNCPB depots have already been processed.<\/p>\n
NCPB
\nNorth Rift manager Gilbert Rotich said the board is ready to handle the
\ndistribution of the subsidised fertiliser to farmers.<\/p>\n
The board has put in place arrangements to ensure staff are available at the
\ndepots round the clock to receive fertiliser consignments from Mombasa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe
\nalready have farmers who have started buying the subsidised fertiliser, and
\nNCPB is well prepared to serve the farmers as required,\u201d Rotich said.<\/p>\n
Farmers
\nin the region, led by Paul Kiptoo, have welcomed the move by the government to
\nstock fertiliser early enough ahead of the planting season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe urge
\nthe government and counties to ensure the fertiliser is taken to all buying
\ncentres and NCPB depots so that farmers can easily access it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kiptoo
\nurged the government to ensure seeds and other farm inputs are
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