Small-scale farmers will receive Sh3 billion from the stimulus package announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta through an e-voucher system, which subsidises inputs.
The vouchers, with a value of Sh20,000 per acre, will be given to about 200,000 farmers to enable them to access fertiliser, seeds, chemicals, post-harvest tools and soil testing services.
"The e-voucher is a subsidy system that will allow farmers get inputs from multiple providers.
In a programme with Kenya Commercial Bank and Safaricom through mobile telephony, the farmers will receive e-vouchers that can only be redeemed at agro-vet outlets pre-qualified by the Ministry of Agriculture.
He added that the other good thing about the programme is that some extension services are hooked onto the farmer's activities.