Farmers turn to mobile apps as traditional markets shut down

Brian Guto's chicken farm in Kerma, Njoro sub county. The farmer is dropping the venture, citing high cost of production and influx of imported eggs in the market. [Mercy Kahenda]

Farmers and fresh produce traders in the South Rift region have turned to social media and farm-based sales to bridge the market gaps brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many agricultural producers are grappling with supplies that they cannot sell due to restrictions imposed by the government to contain the spread of the virus, and people’s fear of contagion in crowded places that has left markets almost empty.