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Government slashes fertiliser prices

By Michael Ollinga and Silah Koskei | Jan. 30, 2015

Casual workers process maize bought from farmers at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Eldoret. There are fears NCPB will not buy all the maize from farmers. [PHOTO:KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

ELDORET: Maize farmers can breathe a sigh of relief after the Government announced further fertiliser subsidies.

But not all farmers may celebrate the news as many of them have not been able to sell their produce to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), which is aid to have run out of funds to buy the fresh harvest.

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