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Tobacco farmers in Migori cry foul over factory closure

 

MIGORI, KENYA: Tobacco farmers from Migori County are a have expressed their fears after one of the major tobacco firms in Migori County closed down operations.

Alliance One closed down operations in Migori County last month leaving hundreds jobless as well as many farmers wondering where to take their products.
Migori County is the largest producer of tobacco and accounts for 70 percent of tobacco being produced annually in Kenya.
Alliance One, according to Robert Omondi a tobacco farmer in Migori, bought tobacco indiscriminately from farmers and  exit now spells doom to many farmers.

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