By Malachi Motano
The Cabinet secretary (CS) for Agriculture Peter Munya says it is high time the coffee sector is streamlined to allow farmers benefit from their commodity.
“We have experienced cases of farmers paying many interests on small loans they take but the government has reduced the burden and farmers will be dealt with directly not from middlemen,” Munya said.
He adds, “We have experienced cases of farmers paying many interests on small loans they take but the government has reduced the burden and farmers will be dealt with directly not from middlemen.”
He was speaking at Ekerenyo grounds where he gave tough measures aimed at regulating the coffee sector and safe farmers from exploitation by middlemen before proceeding to Nyamaiya where he addressed coffee farmers.