Migori's sweet potato farmers decry sour deals with middlemen

A farmer attending to his sweet potato farm. FILE PHOTO | Elizabeth Ojina |NMG

Sweet potato farmers in Kuria, Migori County want the authorities to protect them from exploitative brokers who they say milk almost three quarters of revenues at their expense.

They say they have been sucked dry by dealers for a long time, claiming they pay them as low as Sh500 per 90kg sack, which then triples in value upon reaching Nairobi and other big town markets.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.