Cane farmers claim sugar miller defying Munya directive on price
FARMKENYA INITIATIVE Sugarcane farmers in Muhoroni transporting cane to the milling plant after harvest. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Sugarcane farmers in Busia County have called on the Agriculture ministry to ensure they are paid Sh4,040 per tonne of cane delivered to milling factories as directed by Cabinet Secretary CS Peter Munya. The farmers claim a private miller, Busia Sugar, is paying them less money through brokers from Kakamega, Vihiga, Eldoret, Bungoma and as far as Uganda. Busia Sugar is said to have forced the brokers to write a commitment letter to supply cane at Sh3,500 per tonn...
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