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Farmers abandon sorghum as beer tax shrinks market

Kenya: When the number of sorghum farmers increased in Lower Yatta, Kitui County, about four years ago due to overwhelming demand for the crop, Silas Mutinda saw an opportunity that knocks only once.

He borrowed money from a local bank and bought a sorghum threshing machine.

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