NCPB Advices Farmers To Increase Subsidized Fertilizer Uptake To Boost Maize Production
National Cereals and Produce Board chairman Samwel Ragwa (left) with other officials in Migori County.
By MKT Correspondent
The Chairperson of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Samwel Ragwa has urged farmers to increase subsidized fertilizer uptake to boost maize production.
Ragwa who spoke while visiting the NCPB depots in Migori County said that the rate of subsidized fertilizer uptake among the residents was low compared to other regions.
He, however, assured the farmers that the subsidized fertilizer at the NCPB was safe and of high quality urging them to ignore rumors of fake fertilizers in the depots.
The official also disclosed that the NCPB depots in the county have more than seven thousand bags of subsidized fertilizer for planting and top dressing.
Ragwa called upon the county residents to sell their maize and other cereals to the government through NCPB depots to realise good prices.
“The maize price is standardised by the government and as of now we are buying at Sh4,000 which is above the market price of Sh2,800,” noted Ragwa.
He said there was no reason for farmers to plant without fertilizer yet the NCPB depots had enough subsidized fertilizer for all the registered farmers in the county.
He reiterated that the government is determined in its efforts to ensure food security in the country by putting up proper agricultural mechanisms like subsidized fertilizer for good quality and quantity cereal production.
Lake-Western Regional NCPB Manager Esther Chege who accompanied Ragwa affirmed that farmers are open to store their maize at the NCPB depots and sell it later.
Chege however cautioned the maize farmers to store their produce well to reduce the risk of aflatoxin that may hinder them from selling their maize to the NCPB depots across the county.
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