Farmers in Kenya’s grain basket are staring at huge losses as maize fields go dry following a prolonged dry spell, a situation that is likely to cause a major food crisis.
Maize crop drying on a farm in Ainabkoi, Uasin Gishu County amid biting drought. [Courtesy]
Farmers in Kenya’s grain basket are staring at huge losses as maize fields go dry following a prolonged dry spell, a situation that is likely to cause a major food crisis.
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Farmers in Kenya’s grain basket are staring at huge losses as maize fields go dry following a prolonged dry spell, a situation…
Erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and rising temperatures are steadily reducing farm productivity.
The shortages are expected to drive fertiliser prices higher, reducing affordability and application rates, and likely reducing…
Drought-hit counties face alarming malnutrition and water shortages as livestock perish and hunger intensifies.
Farmers say the current market prices barely cover production expenses.
As a quarter of Kenya’s population faces severe food shortages, up to 40% of food produced is lost or wasted each year.
