Imported sugar undermining local industry, farmers say
The farmers supply their sugarcane to Sukari Industry at Riat Trading Centre in Ndhiwa West Sub-county, Homa Bay County, and Sony Sugar Company in Awendo Town, Migori County.[James Omoro, Standard] Sugarcane farmers in South Nyanza have decried the importation of sugar, saying it is driving the region into abject poverty."The problem has escalated to a point where many farmers are unable to receive payment for sugarcane supplies because the sugar market has been flooded with imported sugar," Austine Ouma said.
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