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Figure 2. Fertilizer Consumed by Type (1997-1998) Key DAP = Diammonimum phosphate MAP = Monoammonium phosphate NPK = Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium. Different types with numbers representing different percentages of the 3 nutrients: 23:23:23; 20:20:0 are the most common types of NPK used in Kenya CAN = Calcium Ammonium Nitrate TSP = Triple Super Phosphate Other specialty fertilizers = mainly horticultural fertilizers 5
Figure 3. Trends in Fertilizer Consumption in Kenya, 1980 - 1998 300 250 thousand tons 200 150 Fertilizer market liberalization period (1993 - current) 100 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 Table 1. Annual Fertilizer Consumption by Selected Crops 1984/85 to 1992/93 1993/94 to 1997/98 Crop/Fertilizer type Metric tonnes % Share Metric tonnes % Share Maize (DAP) 70,182 30.1 67,636 24.4 Tea (25:5:5s) 42,902 18.4 58,733 21.2 Coffee (17:17:17 & MOP) 23,605 10.1 23,220 8.4 Wheat (MAP) 4,947 2.1 18,788 6.8 Horticulture(Special fertilizer) 4,821 2.1 11,632 4.2 Others(TSP, Urea, CAN, etc) 86,515 37.1 97,073 35.0 Total 232,974 100 277,084 100 Source: Computed from MOA data files 6
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