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How the newly released 2019 potato regulations will save Nyandarua farmers from unfair trade

Packed potatoes for market. According to the new regulations, the maximum weight per unit package shall be 50Kgs with quality assurance in marketing and also Licensing of actors in the potato value chain. Photo courtesy. About 300 farmers from Nyandarua County, Kenya are among other farmers set to reap big from the new potato regulations […]

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Farmer reports prices twice as high besides highways than through middlemen

Traders selling onions and tomatoes along Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Traders adopting road side markets to sell directly to motorists and passangers. Photo courtecy. Joseph Imorago, farmer from Kuresoi North, Nakuru County is selling his crop produce such as potatoes, carrots and green beans along Nakuru-kisumu and Nakuru-Sirare highways targeting long distance travelers earning Sh160,000 a season

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