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Coffee farmers fear return of cartels through proposed rules

Ripe coffee cherries. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Coffee farmers are opposing proposed regulatory changes seeking to bar them from direct sale of their produce, terming it an attempt to bring back cartels.

The farmers, through the National Coffee Co-operative Union (Naccu), want the proposed Crops (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 struck out.

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