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Western farmers to get support to improve soil fertility
Farmers from Western province are set to benefit from financial support given to the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, which will be used to help farmers apply lime on their acidic soils to boost crop production.
By NATION Correspondent
Posted Sunday, August 9 2009 at 17:51
Posted Sunday, August 9 2009 at 17:51
In Summary
- The money will be used to train extension workers and agro-dealers
Mr David Mbakaya, an officer in charge of the programme, said farmers who were taught how to apply lime on their farms have realised an increase per acre at 15 to 20 bags of maize compared to low harvests in the past.
He added that the initial Kakamega-Siaya project will involve 40 trained extension workers to teach 50,000 farmers how to apply lime and other agricultural inputs to boost maize production.
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