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A tea farm in Mathioya, Murang'a. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]
About 99,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser have arrived at the port of Mombasa for smallholder tea farmers, with authorities promising faster distribution of the crucial farm input ahead of the rains.
Speaking when he flagged off the consignment in Mombasa yesterday, Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Paul Ronoh said the consignment would benefit about 800,000 tea farmers across the country.
“We are here today as a ministry with the tea sector team to witness the first consignment of fertilisers for small-scale tea farmers, which are close to 99,000 metric tonnes which have arrived early enough,” he stated.
