Farmers in Kisumu county will have the use of 23 new tractors during the planting season. The tractors will be hired out at Sh1,500 per acre. Governor Jack Ranguma unveiled the machines on Wednesday at the Kenyatta Sports Grounds. They include rice reapers, rice threshers, ploughs and rotavators. Ranguma said the tractors will help farmers prepare land to boost farming in the seven subcounties. “Kisumu has large tracts of fertile lands lying fallow, the lands can produce sufficient food for domestic and foreign purposes,” he said. “The tractors will be a great source of income for those who...
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