For many rice farmers in Kirinyaga, husks have been something you sell at a throw-away price or use as animal feed and bedding. The Kirinyaga county is constructing a Sh400 million rice husk factory for the farmers with funding from the British government. Once opened, the factory will take husks from the farmers and turn them into boards for making furniture among other uses. Rice husk boards are considered cheaper and denser than the plywood and conventional wood. Waiguru said the rice husk factory project will bring to an end the challenges rice farmers in the county have encountered for a long time.

Source: The Star September 14, 2020 19:07 UTC