Cotton farmers in Busia have praised the Cabinet’s approval of a high yielding cotton variety. Teso North Cotton Farmers representative Aggrey Emojong said national trials of the cottonseed had proved that farmers will earn big from its cultivation. “I went to Kirinyaga, where the national trials were done and I can assure you that farmers are going to gain. “Cotton farmers in the county should take advantage of this new cotton variety to embrace cotton farming to boost their incomes.”He said there is a market for cotton at Rivatex Textiles in Eldoret, and selling cotton fibre should not be an issue anymore. In May, cotton farmers had accused the county government of doing little to improve cotton ginning machines after the Busia county government promised that the engines would roar back after collapsing more than a decade ago.

Source: The Star December 30, 2019 18:56 UTC