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Govt implements Warehouse Receipt System to maximise farmer grain prices

In an effort to maximise farmer returns in the grain and pulses market, the government has committed to implementing the Warehouse Receipt System Act of 2019.  The Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) seeks to stabilise grain market prices by reducing the pressure on farmers to sell their crops right after harvest when market prices are often […]

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SEEDS on display

Government seed agency warns farmers of fake seeds in the market

Various seeds on display. KEPHIS is warning farmers of fake seeds in the market. The fake seeds don not germinate whereas others give poor yields. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), government parastatal responsible for quality of agricultural inputs and produce has found and confiscated 13,500kgs of fake seeds worth Sh2.5m which were intended to be

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