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Farmers push for lifting of raw macadamia export ban

MACNUT Association Chairperson Jane Maigua with Vice Chairman Joel Kobia at a press briefing in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Macadamia farmers have called for a review of the law to reduce the powers of the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary on exporting raw nuts and other oil crops.

The farmers also called for stringent laws inhibiting raw macadamia export trade and the creation of the price control board to regulate the Macadamia and nuts export market.

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