[Phares Mutembei, Standard]Miraa farmers in Embu and Meru counties have said they are being discriminated against in budgetary allocations and other government interventions. Miraa crop. Nyambene Miraa Farmers and Traders coordinator Miriti Ngozi said the association wants miraa and muguka to be declared separate crops, because they face different challenges along the value chain. Muguka crop. Cyrus Ngeranwa, a farmer, raised concern that in some counties, muguka was treated as a drug, citing the recent ban of its sale in Kitui.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2021 08:15 UTC