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Farmers feel the pinch as cane earnings drop

By BRIAN MOSETI AND LUKE ANAMI | 12yrs ago

BY BRIAN MOSETI AND LUKE ANAMI

Sugarcane farmers have yet again been slapped in the face after millers slashed sugarcane prices.

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