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Coffee reforms bear fruits as farmers request to be paid in dollars

Sacco ReviewJune 20, 202408 mins

In the past year, coffee reforms have led to the auction of 496,440 bags of coffee through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) earning the country more than KSh17 billion. The reforms steered by NCE and Capital Markets Authority (CMA) have been ranked the best as the system has been transparent to benefit the farmers in…

Government keen on clearing arrears owed to coffee, dairy farmers

Sacco ReviewApril 24, 202406 mins

State Department of Cooperatives Permanent Secretary Patrick Kilemi has assured farmers that the Government has put in place measures to pay them and relieve them from mounting debts and market uncertainties. The PS who appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives chaired by Aldai Member of Parliament Maryanne Keitany assured the…