Plant shortage in W. Kenya?

Post date: Apr 13, 2013 5:08:38 PM

Christian Makokha (Bunyala) reports that due to promotion of Vetiver through a local NGO (this is on-going for some years) and through PALWECO, there is a surge in demand. This is not only for on-farm works, but there are also ideas to use Vetiver for riverbanks and dikes (note: some external expertise is required to do this properly). Well established nursery owners have raised the price to 8 or 9 KSh/slip.

This trend reflects what has already been on-going closer to the coast: Paul Kombo did years of promotion and his nursery sells slips for 9 to 10 KSh/slip.

And there is more demand: requests for more slips in Uganda (road works, on Mt Elgon) - these plants are likely also sourced from W. Kenya. And there is demand for plants near L. Turkana, near Kitale, in L. Naivasha basin, etc.