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Why potato farmers remain dejected lot despite potential

Joshua Kagera takes records at his farm in Olkalou, Nyandarua County in 2018. He has since ditched venture.

Joshua Kagera embraced potato farming with gusto four years ago. Back then he says, things were sweet.

“I was able to live comfortably from growing the crop. I had a steady market and prices were good,” Kagera recalls.

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