The government has reduced the price of subsidised fertiliser by KSh500 and cut the price of certified maize seed by 50% to cushion farmers from drought losses and lower the cost of planting. In a statement on August 24, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that the government will sell a 50kg bag of subsidised
The Kenya Meteorological Department (Kenya Met) has forecast rain in Kenya’s main agricultural areas over the next 10 days. The rainfall is expected to support crop development and stimulate new pasture growth across the country. In its Agrometeorological Dekadal Bulletin effective from May 21, Kenya Met stated that rainfall is expected in parts of the