Irony of tomatoes rotting in farms while prices soar across the country

Farmers in lower Moiben decry exploitation by middle men who package a lot of tomatoes equivalent to six ordinary crates and buy as a crate. The rejected tomatoes are left to rot in the farms leading to losses amounting to millions. [Photo by Joan Letting/Standard]

Tonnes of tomatoes are rotting on farms despite statistics indicating that prices have improved across the country.

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the average price of a kilo of tomatoes in sampled markets increased by 11 per cent - from Sh91 in March last year to Sh101 this year.