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Leaders root for revival of coffee farming and diversification in western region

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives Wcliffe Oparanya,governor Fernandes Barasa among other leaders in Kakamega on July 26,2025.[Benard Lusigi, Standard]

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives Wcliffe Oparanya has tapped Kakamega leaders in a government effort to urge farmers to embrace coffee farming as a way to improve their livelihoods and boost the local economy, besides sugarcane farming.

Speaking on Saturday in Ikolomani and Butere Constituencies in Kakamega during a meeting with farmers, Oparanya said the government is keen on reviving coffee farming in the region through cooperative societies and better market linkages.

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