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Macadamia farmers want brokers locked out

Good prices and high demand has seen production of macadamia go up over the years as farmers put additional acreage under the cover of the crop. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GITONGA MARETE

Macadamia farmers in Meru want the government to intervene and crack down on cartels that have impoverished them, saying they have regained control of the sector.

Brokers controlled the sector between 2009 when the export of raw nuts was banned in Kenya and 2012, buying the nuts for as low as Sh20 a kilo.

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