Kenyan mango farmers are objecting to what they call 'exploitation by middlemen', who buy the fruits at very low prices, only to make exorbitant profits. Farmers from Mbooni sub-county claim the brokers buy the produce at Sh5 per kilogram, which makes it almost impossible for them to make profit. A kilo of mangoes is supposed to fetch about Sh35.
Some of the farmers have opted to let the fruits rot on the trees rather than sell them at "almost free" to the middle men. Chief officer in the Deputy Governor's office Stephen Kilonzo said there was need to bring farmers and other stakeholders in a mutual understanding, for the good of the sector.
[ Sh100 = €0,78 ]
Source: standardmedia.co.ke
