Coffee industry renews push for minimum returns fund

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A farmer tends to his coffee in Nyeri town. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

The Kenya Coffee Planters Association (KCPA) has asked the government to implement the guaranteed minimum returns promise in the wake of poor prices that has seen the value of the commodity remain low for the past two months.

Peter Gikonyo, KCPA chairman, said the fund will be instrumental to cushioning farmers at a time the value of their crop is diminishing and is projected to remain low in the coming months due to a surge in production globally.

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