08/10/2026
Since 2022, we have subsidised more than 38 million bags of fertiliser, reducing the price from KSh7,500 to KSh2,000 per bag and cushioning farmers against high input costs.
Consequently, maize production rose from 34.3 million bags in 2022 to 71 million bags in 2025 while cotton yields increased from 177kg to 378kg an acre.
These are some examples of the phenomenal transformation taking place across the agriculture sector as a result of four years of sustained reforms and investment.
We intend to build on this progress by building mega, medium and micro dams across the country under the National Infrastructure Fund, expanding acreage under irrigation to 2.5 million acres.
Addressed the Agriculture and Food Security Transformation Summit at Jamhuri ASK Showground, Nairobi, bringing together 10,000 stakeholders to reflect on the gains and challenges in transforming the sector.
President William Ruto delivers.