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Boost for farmers as state seeks to expand mango processing plant

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Mangoes on sale at a supermarket in Nairobi West. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Small-holder mango farmers in Tana River will soon smile all the way to the bank after the government announced plans to expand the fruit processing plant in the county.

Currently, the Coast Development Authority's (CDA) integrated fruit processing plant in Hola, Galole constituency has the capacity to process 1,000 litres of mango pulp per hour.

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