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Why many farmers struggle to access mainstream financing

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Farmers learn new farming skills during Farmers Field Day in Mumias East on December 6, 2023. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Aspects such as low penetration of smartphones among farmers contribute to the difficulties they face in accessing financing, a new survey shows.

The survey also notes that most farmers are left out of this ecosystem because most of their transactions tend to be in hard cash.

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