Brookside to pay farmers Sh5 moreMilk processor Brookside says it will pay its more than 160,000 farmers Sh36 for every litre of milk delivered, up from Sh31 beginning yesterday. The move is likely to trigger price realignment by processors, coming on the back of drought that has seen milk production fall over the past three months. Director of milk procurement and manufacturing John Gethi said price adjustment was meant to cushion farmers against the effects of dry weather, which had suppressed production. “The current business environment has occasioned an increase in consumer prices of our products. We have decided to pass on the benefits of these increases to our farmers during this exceptionally dry period,” said Gethi.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2019 17:03 UTC