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Farmers in Western Kenya have decried that the current crop season may not yield as expected following shortage of top dressing fertilizer being experienced at various depots of the National Cereals and Produce Board, NCPB. A spot check by citizen TV in Trans Nzoia paints a dire situation, farmers forced to spend several hours in long queues as the supply threatens to fail the demand. Chrispine Otieno spoke to key stakeholders and filed this report.
Shortage of the fertilizer reported in Trans Nzoia County
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