Farmers in eastern Kenya swap maize for sunflowers and cotton to push up earnings

Farmers in eastern Kenya swap maize for sunflowers and cotton to push up earnings

Nationally, the cotton sector is being revitalised under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda and farmers in Yatta, Machakos County, have begun to benefit from improved pricing: a recent price review raised the farm-gate price to Ksh72 per kilogramme from Ksh50, signalling improved returns.

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