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The EU grants Sh645 million to support 40,000 farmers in Western Kenya, aiming to restore soil health through agroecology and reverse the damage of chemical fertilizers.

The European Union has thrown a Sh645 million lifeline to 40,000 farmers in Western Kenya, targeting a silent crisis that threatens the country’s food basket: acidic and exhausted soils.
The funding, channeled through a new agroecology programme, aims to reverse decades of chemical fertilizer abuse that has turned once-fertile lands in Kakamega, Bungoma, and Vihiga into unproductive dust bowls. The initiative will support farmers to transition from conventional farming to "regenerative agriculture," a method that uses organic matter to heal the soil while maintaining high yields.
"Our soil is sick," admitted a Ministry of Agriculture official during the launch in Kakamega. "We have prioritized maize yields over soil health for too long. This grant allows us to treat the disease, not just the symptoms."
The programme focuses on three key interventions:
For the smallholder farmer in Western Kenya, who has seen harvest bags shrink year after year despite spending more on fertilizer, this project offers a path back to profitability. It is a race against time; with climate change bringing erratic rains, healthy soil is the only insurance policy that pays out.
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