Are the farmers even aware of them?There are insurances for produce. Question is, do the societies but it?
Sad situation for the farmers, being shafted by two kind of thieves, the blue and white collars.
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Their leaders should be, otherwise they need to sack their manager .Are the farmers even aware of them?
The Directors Kama wale wa majani chai? They are cartels hiring hitmen to eliminate anybody who seem to have a sane mind.Their leaders should be, otherwise they need to sack their manager .
kama uhuruto government is serious about Kenyan economy, let them get out all middle men in all sectors !The farmers uprooting it are those bound by the traditional thieving coffee marketing channels.
Those that have found their way to the auctions or more honest agencies are making a killing. Kenyan coffee is highly valued because it is used to improve inferior types during blending.
they are the middlemenskama uhuruto government is serious about Kenyan economy, let them get out all middle men in all sectors !
they are the middlemens
Pengine wakulima wauze cherry at the farmgate. ikishaa fika factory na ifanywe pulping they cannot get it anymore.That is why some farmers sell their coffee beans to middlemen, at a lower price of course.
I got the messagePengine wakulima wauze cherry at the farmgate. ikishaa fika factory na ifanywe pulping they cannot get it anymore.
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cherry
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dried parchment coffee after pulping
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milled (green) coffee ready for roasting and grinding
the brokers buy cherry, not parchment coffee.If a gunia of 90kg is worth 20k, then a kg of coffee beans is over Ksh200. Na kwetu broker wananunua na Ksh40 per kg.
Okthe brokers buy cherry, not parchment coffee.