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Most traders import watermelons from Uganda and Tanzania

A Watermelon trader sampling her fruits along Nakuru-Kabarnet highway on October 10, 2017.The watermelon farmers in Baringo County are complaining of lack of market despite a bumper harvest .Photo:Kipsang Joseph/standard

Farmers have protested against watermelon imports, saying they are ruining the market for local produce.

According to farmers who spoke to The Standard, most traders in the country import watermelons from Uganda and Tanzania, and they are making losses as a result.

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