Farmers lack information about right type of farm inputs, right application and right time of use.
Poor rural roads and other key physical infrastructure have led to high transportation costs for agricultural inputs and services.
Low agro-dealer investment in the rural areas.
Insufficient information on soil preservation practices causing land overuse and soil degradation.
Insufficient access to soil testing services to determine the soil nutrition, pests and diseases.
Limited access to extension services hindering faster adaptation of new farm practices.
Inadequate research and farmer linkages reducing access to new farming technologies.
Changing and unpredictable weather patterns greatly affecting rain-fed agriculture.
Varying climatic conditions causing an increase in pests and diseases.
Lack of information on farm-level technologies to address climate change challenges.
