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Sugarcane farmers accuse AFA of 'siding with cartels' as prices drop

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A worker applies fertiliser to a sugarcane plantation at Musokoto village in Busia County. [File, Standard]

Sugarcane farmers have expressed their frustrations with the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), accusing it of siding with cartels to exploit them.

The farmers cited a recent announcement by the interim Sugarcane Pricing Committee that reduced sugarcane buying prices to Sh5,100 from Sh6,050 per tonne.

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