Sugar

The Chairperson of the Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers, Ezra Okoth, has called on the new Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Dr. Andrew Mwihia, to reconstitute the Sugarcane Pricing Committee. This committee, an autonomous body comprising representatives from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers, millers, and members from sugar-producing counties, plays a crucial role in determining sugarcane prices. Okoth expressed concern over the sharp decline in sugarcane prices, which have fallen from KSh 5,900 per tonne in March to KSh 5,125 in June, and further to KSh 4,950 in August. He highlighted…