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Onion farming: A fad or a deal?

Enock Magara sorts his red onions at his Daraja Mbili market in Kisii County on 9/11/2020. Magara who sources the onions from Tanzania says there is plenty of the onions in the local market pushing down the prices. A 50 kilogram of onions is retailing at sh 2500. [Sammy Omingo,Standard]

John Wachuma, a farmer in Laikipia County, has had enough of the ping-pong with the prices of onions.

The farm gate price for a kilo of the vegetable is currently set at Sh20.

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