Cotton farmers in Lamu have called for a processing factory in the county saying the absence of such a facility makes them lose out to other counties. That is why we are still poor,” Mwangi Migwi, one of the leading cotton farmers in Lamu said. He spoke on Saturday at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in Mtwapa, where Lamu cotton farmers underwent an eight-day training on the cotton value chain development. Currently, Lamu is the leading cotton producer in the country, with an estimated 3,000 metric tonnes of cotton produced per year, followed by Meru (811 metric tonnes), Siaya (694 metric tonnes) and Homa Bay (468 metric tonnes). Migwi who is also the Lamu County Cotton Farmers Cooperative chair said they do not have certified cotton seeds.

Source: The Star July 11, 2021 18:56 UTC