8,000 Kerio Valley farmers secure a mango market

Luke Rotich works on his mango farm at Lomanira village in Mogotio Sub County. [Mercy Kahenda/Standard]

At least 8,000 farmers in Kerio Valley now have a ready market for their mangoes — a development that is expected to reduce losses.

Kenya Fruits Solution, a Thika-based fruit marketing firm, announced plans to buy 10,000 metric tonnes of dried apple mangoes from the farmers every harvesting season.