Evans Luvanga, a maize farmer in Bungoma, western Kenya, has been hit hard by rapidly rising fertiliser prices.
“Previously, we used to get inputs at affordable prices, especially fertiliser, but since the Ukraine war fertiliser has doubled in price,” he said.
Luvanga usually cultivates eight acres of land, but this season has cut down his planted area by half due to the higher costs. “Farmers cannot afford it, that is the reason why the cost of maize production has gone up. And now there is a scarcity of maize, which is a major food crop here.”
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