Poor soil fertility and nutrient depletion continue to present huge obstacles to securing needed harvests and food security in Kenya. Soil fertility related issues are a major concern to Kenya as attested by many policy documents and research projects, for example the Strategy to Revitalize Agriculture policy document by the ministry of agriculture (SRA, 2004) which states that “low and declining fertility of the land is one of the factors that continue to limit the growth of agriculture in the country”. As cultivable land becomes scarce due to rising population and continuous land sub-division, intensive agricultural production will be the key factor in improving food security and alleviating poverty in line with one of the Millennium Development Goals.
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