Farmers are staring at a possible shortage of topdressing fertiliser after Turkey a leading source market for Kenya banned the export of the commodity.
The move to have the Japanese-owned subsidiary supply fertiliser to NCPB will boost the access of fertiliser to farmers amid a shortage of the crucial input.
According to the sources, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is likely to visit many countries, including Saudi Arabia, Oman and Morocco, soon to secure imports on both short and long term basis.