But a bag of potatoes in the country’s highest producing area of Elgeyo Marakwet is Sh500, which is the equivalent of two plates of chips. Potato prices have plummeted to the lowest in years amidst high cost of fertiliser and agro-chemicals. The Sh3.6 million potato cooling stores were built by the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF). Reports at the county’s NGAAF office indicate that each of the four cooling stores was constructed at Sh900,000. “After liking the potato cooling stores idea, the issue of funding challenges was raised and they decided to send proposals to NGAAF.

Source: Standard Digital July 28, 2021 05:10 UTC