By ELISHA OTIENOMore by this AuthorCane farmers want the defunct Sugar Development Levy (SDL) reinstated to spur the growth of cane farming in the country. SPECIAL SESSIONIt is also from the fund that the government bailed out struggling sugar millers. “Cane development in the farms has been undermined by lack of adequate capital by the growers,” Mr Okoth said. REPAIR ROADSThe levy, which was raised through a fee charged on sugar millers, was also used by factories to maintain roads within the sugar belt. “Currently, farmers incur heavy losses during transportation of cane from the farms to the factory due to the poor state of roads,” Mr Okoth added.

Source: Daily Nation May 08, 2017 15:42 UTC