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Kenya: Wheat Farmers Protest At Low Prices
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The Nation (Nairobi)
7 July 2008
Posted to the web 7 July 2008
Macharia Mwangi
Nairobi
More than 100 Narok wheat farmers took to the street Sunday, protesting against the low cost of the crop.
The farmers, from Ntulele area, blocked the Maai Mahiu-Narok road demanding that the Government intervenes to save them from middlemen whom they accused of exploitation.
The farmers, led by councillor Salankat ole Nchoe, said despite the high cost of farming, the produce was fetching low prices.
"A bag of wheat is being sold for between Sh2,300 and Sh2,900 which is unacceptable," said one of the farmers.
The protesters said the cost of fertiliser and other inputs, including pesticide, had shot up tenfold, yet they were being offered "very low" prices for the produce.
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They said it was not logical to import wheat at the moment while the local produce was being sold at throwaway price.
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