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Kwale Sugar spurs cane production through irrigation

Kwale Sugar International Company's Agricultural Operations Manager Ravi Chandra inspects a tractor as it weeds a sugar plantation in Ramisi, Kwale County.[Photo: Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

One of Kenya’s newest sugar companies is banking on irrigation to increase production in readiness for the retail market.

Kwale International Sugar Company Limited (Kiscol) also plans to take advantage of the fact that sugarcane at the Coast takes a shorter time to mature compared to other growing zones in Western.

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