| Updated Tue, July 11th 2017 at 16:04 GMT +3KAKAMEGA, KENYA: Several farmers who had earlier abandoned sugarcane farming have started venturing into the cash crop again following increased returns. Sugar milling firms in Western Kenya are currently offering Sh4, 200 per tonne. Ironically, millers are experiencing a biting raw material shortage since most farmers had since shifted to growing alternative food crops after they started experiencing dwindling returns. Kenya National Federation of Sugarcane Farmers said a cane pricing committee constituted last year has been able to implement a realistic price control formula based on the market forces. Farmers interviewed earlier said they were convinced the future was bright.

Source: Standard Digital July 11, 2017 12:33 UTC