Pulp machine helps Mango farmers kick out brokers

Members of Chaaria Mango Collection Center showcasing their final product at their collection center in Chaaria on September 4, 2018. The group has received funding from different organizations like UN Women, JKUAT and Techno serve as well as the County government of Meru to build a state of the art juice pulping plant to add value to their mango crop and increase profits. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

A group of mango farmers is raking in huge returns thanks to a simple mango pulp processing machine.

The machine can process mangoes, avocados, tomatoes and pawpaws to produce juice, yoghurt and jam. It is a brainchild of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Engineering Workshop.