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Kenyan farmers urged to tap into China's zero-tariff market

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Du Xiaohui, Director-General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's African Affairs Department During the Press Conference in Beijing. [Brian Ngugi, Standard]

China is calling on Kenyan and African farmers and producers to capitalise on the zero-tariff export opportunities created by Beijing's expanded trade policy, which opens access to its vast consumer market of 1.4 billion people.

Du Xiaohui, Director-General of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's African Affairs Department, highlighted a concerning "apathy" among African producers in utilising this unprecedented market access.

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