Vulnerable Farmers in Bungoma County are set to receive subsidized maize seeds and fertilizers to boost food production
The disbursement is through the Department of Agriculture and begins on Monday in fulfilment of Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka’s campaign pledge of improving livelihoods through agricultural production and food value chain addition.
Bungoma Deputy Governor Jenipher Mbatiany announced that the subsidized maize seed and fertilizer program will have 21,900 farmers.
Mbatiany noted that the County government will roll out the subsidized maize seeds and fertilizer with Bumula Sub County being the flagging zone, and subsequently in all the nine Sub Counties.
Further, he stated that the exercise, which cuts across the County in all 45 Wards, will lower the cost of agricultural production among vulnerable farmers, increase food value chain addition and improve the livelihoods of the residents.
“The cost of agricultural production is currently high we want to empower farmers through this program so that they become self-reliant and channel more effort in agricultural production to improve their well-being and enhance food security,” she said.
Additionally, he has called upon the farmers who had been vetted for the exercise to come out and benefit from the County Government subsidy program while affirming that only needy and vulnerable farmers will benefit.
“Each farmer will receive two bags of 50kg fertilizer both for planting, top dressing and a 10kg bag of maize seed,” she said.
