NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 8 – President William Ruto has directed the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to fast-track the distribution of subsidized fertilizer countrywide.
Speaking after touring the NCPB Depot in Eldoret town Monday, the head of state said that decentralizing distribution of the fertilizer is at the interest of farmers as this will increase uptake for increased food production.
The President encouraged farmers across the country to redouble the use of the subsidized fertilizers saying this the easiest way to increase production, thus lowering the high cost of living.
He further assured Kenyans that fraudsters of fake fertiliser will be prosecuted.
The President explained that he is committed to ensuring enough food production to support more livelihoods.
He spoke on Monday when he made an impromptu visit at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board Depot in Uasin Gishu County.
“We are reducing the cost of farm inputs so that we can tackle hunger,” he said.
He warned that those behind the sale of the fake fertilisers will face the law.
The President noted that he will keep pushing for the reduction of fertiliser prices so as to make farming more profitable.
“And we do not want to confine this to maize cultivation. We are broadening our range of crops so that our earnings can go up.”
The President noted that it is possible to turn farming into a lucrative venture.
“It is possible for agriculture to drive our industrialisation and spur our exports.”
