Evelyne Musambi

  • NAKURU, KENYA – 2023/03/03: Workers operate a fertilizer packaging unit at the Fertiplant granulation Factory in Nakuru. Fertiplant, a local fertilizer plant, is expected to address the fertilizer deficit in Kenya ahead of the planting season. The Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium, (NPK) fertilizer granulation company has an annual capacity of 100, 000 tonnes, while Kenyas annual fertilizer consumption stands at 500,000 tonnes per annum. During the commissioning of the company, President William Ruto announced that the government plans to eliminate generic fertilizers that have been altering soil pH. (Photo by James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Environment

    Kenya launched a fertilizer subsidy in 2008 and now farmers say the soil is dying and chemical fertilizers that make the land acidic are to blame

    By Evelyne Musambi and The Associated Press