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Coffee farmers at a public participation of the Coffee Bill 2020 proposal draft in Mathira, Nyeri County. The participation was presided over by Agriculture CS Peter Munya. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] .
Coffee farmers in the country are expecting a windfall in payments for their 2019/2020 season supplies after many factories declared they will pay more than Sh100 for a kilogramme of cherry.
Farmers in Nandi County will be the biggest earners as will take home at least Sh160 per kilogramme.
On the other hand growers in West Pokot will be the least earners as they will be paid Sh60 per kilogramme, according to a report by the Kenya Coffee Directorate.
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Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives Hon. Peter Munya speaking during official launch of Bt. Cotton Seed and pesticide to 23 Counties suitable for Cotton production. [Wilberforce Okwiri]
The New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (New KPCU) has reported double earnings for farmers in co-operatives milling with in its factories in the Mt Kenya region.
Meanwhile, Agriculture CS Peter Munya has appointed Timothy Mirugi as the Acting Managing Director of the union taking over from Angeline Ndambuki who has been at the helm since July last year.
Ndambuki in turn replaced Joel Imitira who was initially picked by the CS to head the co-operative mills but stepped down due to a pending corruption case related to his tenure at the Meru County Investment and Development Corporation.
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Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has threatened to de register co-operative societies and dissolve management committees hindering farmers from borrowing the Sh3 billion cherry advance fund.
Speaking during public participation on Coffee Bill 2020, in Karatina, Nyeri County, yesterday, Mr Munya said some societies were working in cohorts with millers and marketers to ensure farmers do not access the fund being disbursed through New Kenya Planters’ Co-operative Union (KPCU).
The money is being advanced to farmers at between 20 and 40 per cent of their total harvest and is paid upon delivery of the produce at an interest rate of 3 per cent.
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By Lydiah Nyawira | December 23rd 2020 at 04:45:00 GMT +0300
At least 7,000 coffee farmers from Nyeri County have applied for the Sh3 billion coffee revolving fund, according to the Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU).
KPCU chairperson Henry Kinyua on Wednesday held a briefing with Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga on the progress of the cherry fund disbursement and the Sh1.5 billion coffee revitalisation programme.
“This is the first disbursement of funds, during a main coffee season, and governor Kahiga wanted an update on the status of applications and disbursement in Nyeri,” Kinyua stated.
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Speaking after the closed door meeting, Kinyua said KPCU had disbursed Sh12 million to farmers across the country and was in the process of evaluating the applications of Nyeri farmers.