Fears of job losses as ban on extraction of tree products bites

The ban came into effect about a month ago following concerns on the state of the country's forest cover.

Fears of job loss are rife in commercial tree planting businesses as the effects of a Government ban on extraction of tree products continue to be felt.

Farmers engaged in commercial planting of eucalyptus trees for electricity and fencing poles as well as firewood in parts of the North Rift region said the ban had adversely affected their operations.