President William Ruto has urged farmers to increase the amount of fertiliser used in their farms to increase their farm output.
Ruto said he increased the fertiliser input in his farm and that his harvest increased, thus urging Kenyans to emulate his ways.
The Head of State spoke on Wednesday at State House in Nairobi as he gave a speech on the agricultural interventions the government is taking to increase food production.
"I encourage farmers to embrace better and greater use of fertilizer to increase yields. The government is also appealing to farmers to double the use of fertilizer per acre to increase agricultural production," Ruto said.
Ruto said during long rains, most farmers use a bag of fertilizer per acre.
He said data shows that if one doubles their fertiliser per acre, they will get more yield from between 20 and 25 bags per acre.
The Head of State said many farmers who use one bag per acre get anywhere between 12 and 15 bags.
"But if they double this, I want every farmer to listen to me because this is what I do on my farm. When you double use of fertiliser, there is a direct correlation to the produce you get as a farmer," Ruto said.
As he urged farmers to increase their fertiliser in put, the President also noted that the price of fertilser decreased from Sh3,500 to Sh2,500.
Ruto said the reduction took effect yesterday adding that 34, 000 bags have already been sold to farmers.
