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New cane price leaves sour taste in farmers' mouths

A stalled tractor loaded with sugarcane. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Cane farmers from Western Kenya are expressing deep frustration following a significant drop in the price of sugarcane by 21.5 per cent.

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