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By Stephen Rutto | January 26th 2021 at 09:00:00 GMT +0300
The mango business has thrived for decades in the Kerio Valley region despite spells of bandit attacks linked to cattle rustling. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
The State agency implementing multi-million shilling irrigation projects in the North Rift region has kicked off production of mango processing in the fruit rich but volatile Kerio Valley.
Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Managing Director Sammy Naporos yesterday said the factory would produce juice to be distributed in the Rift Valley and Western regions, ending the exploitation of farmers.
The factory started production of mango juice this month in a pilot phase. Mr Naporos said 100,000 litres had been produced and distributed to supermarkets.