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Desperate farmers hawk macadamia nuts after collapse of market

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Macadamia nuts. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Macadamia farmers suffered a setback following constraints in the international market with the majority forced to hawk the produce.

In the past, the farmers smiled all the way to the bank owing to the ready market but this changed last year due to the weakening of the shilling against the dollar and the global financial position.

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