{"id":1546338,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1546338/?format=json","text_counter":107,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Alego Usonga, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Samuel Atandi","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuff Act, 2015, provides for the regulation of fertiliser importation in the country; further aware that the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Board regulates the fertiliser and animal foodstuffs industry including the manufacture and production of fertilisers; noting that the country currently relies heavily on imported fertiliser due to inadequate local production capacity; further noting that the low local production leads to high costs for farmers, reducing their profits and resulting in an unhealthy reliance on imported fertiliser; concerned that this scenario threatens the country’s food security in case of supply disruptions and discourages local production; recognising that local fertiliser production could lead to improved fertiliser The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}