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21 new cane varieties unveiled

Kenya: The Government has distributed 21 sugarcane varieties which mature faster and have high sucrose content.

It has also started the installing sugarcane-testing systems to ensure farmers are paid based on sucrose content as opposed to the current weight-based system.

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