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Linturi urges miraa farmers to uphold international standards

Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi. [Bonbiface Okendo, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has indicated that set hygiene standards must be met for miraa to be accepted at international markets.

Linturi revealed that miraa was banned in the Netherlands and United Kingdom because it failed to meet required hygiene standards.

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