Uganda: Vanilla Farmers Decry Falling Prices

The falling prices of vanilla have left farmers frustrated, with many afraid that they might not recover investment costs during the harvesting season, which commences next month.

The farmers say some buyers have already intimated that the prices may drop further, with a kilogramme of vanilla going for between Shs10,000 and Shs20,000, down from about Sh50,000 10 months ago.

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