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Rivatex to buy cotton from farmers in Busia

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Cotton farmers from Busia county are a happy lot after they secured a deal to sell their produce to the Rift Valley Textiles (Rivatex).

The farmers have been experiencing challenges including lack of ready market, lack of quality and certified seeds, high cost of farm inputs and exploitation by middlemen.

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