×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Join Thousands of Readers
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Farmers mull over next move after ban on cane production

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Sugarcane trucks loaded with sugarcane from Nyando sugar belt camping outside West Kenya's Miwani weighbridge in Kisumu county on September 3, 2021. [Collins Oduor,Standard]

Questions abound over the future of sugarcane farming in Western Kenya after the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) last week suspended cane milling for three months.

It was an announcement that caught many by surprise, given that cane farming in the region is the source of livelihood for hundreds of families.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Business
NCBA profit rises to Sh23b as Nedbank buyout nears
Business
Kenya bets Sh152 billion on AI to become Africa's technology hub
Enterprise
Kenyan agribusinesses among 20 picked to fight food loss in Africa
Business
Tourism regulator ties hotel grading to safety drills