The farmers are opposed to the new tax and payment changes requiring them to present e-TIMS invoices for cane deliveries to factories before their payment is processed.
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.
While eTIMS aims to streamline tax collection and reduce human error, several farmers claim the system is a burden in an already hit agricultural sector.