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Worrisome: Falling coffee output alarms stakeholders

Sasini Group Chairman Naushad Merali presents a trophy to an official of one of the coffee farmers cooperatives at the firm's 13th farmers field day in Kiambu County last Friday. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

The national and county governments have been urged to support coffee production in Central Kenya through grants and subsidies to farmers.

Low returns to farmers due to declining prices in international markets have made the production of the once lucrative commodity a loss-making venture, pushing farmers to other crops and real estate.

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