Kenya Farmers Face Fertiliser Shortage Amid Planting Season - March 2026

Kenyan farmers in key agricultural regions are facing a critical shortage of subsidized fertilizer, threatening to disrupt the current planting season. Concerns are mounting as an expected supply has not materialized. Farmers in Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, and Elgeyo Marakwet counties are facing a severe shortage of subsidized fertilizer, raising fears of a disrupted planting season. A family dispute over fertilizer has tragically ended in violence and death in Kenya.