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EABL seeks more sorghum farmers as demand for Senator soars

Rhoda Ng‘eny harvests sorghum from her farm in Mosoriot in Nandi County. East African Breweries has started recruiting new farmers in Nyanza to produce sorghum, used in the manufacture of its most popular drink Senator Keg. [PHOTOS: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

East African Breweries Limited has started a new drive to recruit new farmers in Nyanza to produce sorghum, used in the manufacture of its popular drink Senator Keg.

The brewer says it is seeking to raise its sorghum uptake three-fold to 30,000 tonnes a year. Consumption of the low-end beer already soared more than three times in the last financial year, the firm’s managing director Andrew Cowan told investors on Friday.

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