The farmers lamented that rogue merchants were buying the stolen avocado from criminals at a throw-away price and later selling at a profit to the exporters and processors.
Kenya’s demand for sugar stands at around 1 million metric tons while the country’s production capacity is around 50 percent of the local demand.
Suppliers are required to be registered on electronic tax system for their cane to be processed at factories as the government seeks to rope in more taxpayers.
The avocado seedlings that were put at the Kisii Agricultural Training Centre have been hardened for eight months and are ready for transplanting.
DP Gachagua announced that a taskforce will be established in a week's time to address other hiccups that were espoused during the consultative forum.
The agency has ordered the registration of packhouse operators as it moves to revoke the licences of those found engaging in malpractices.
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