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Governor, firm sign Sh20b cocoa farming deal

BEAR Machines East Africa CEO Gary Roy signs an MOU with Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro at the governor's residence in Kilifi town. [ Marion Kithi, Standard]

Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro has inked a Sh20 billion deal to fund organic cocoa farming.

Mung'aro said Bear Machines East Africa would finance coconut and cashew nut farmers to diversify to cocoa to improve their earnings.

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