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China garlic hits 50pc of Kenya’s market supply

A garlic farmer in Kongo-acheke in Buuri Sub -County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GERALD ANDAE

Chinese garlic has flooded the Kenyan market as the Far East suppliers cash in on an acute shortage of the commodity locally.

Official data indicate that Kenya imported 50 per cent of garlic from China as traders moved to bridge the huge supply gap.

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