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Farmers hawking macadamia as prices in the world market slump

Joseph Maina, a macadamia farmer at Gatitu Village in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

With lack of market for raw macadamia nuts, farmers have resorted to hawking their produce to sustain their families.

Over the past two months, hawking of macadamia nuts has become commonplace after processors declined to buy the produce, citing dwindling market in Europe and America.

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