As sugarcane farmers continue to witness the drop in the prices of cane per ton and directly affect their income, the Agriculture and Food Authority AFA has assured the farmers that it will continue to control the price so that the farmers are not cheated by sugar millers.
According to the director of the Sugar directorate that is under Agriculture and Food Authority AFA Jude Chesire, the fall in the price of cane is due to the production of more sugar exceeding the needs of the country. She added there was sugar importation from foreign countries from January to April a situation that has contributed to the case promising that the management is on the run to ensure the farmer gets the best price.
In an exclusive interview with West Media in her office, Chesire explained that the sugar millers are against the 4900 shillings per one ton, demanding a price between 4300 to 4500 shillings. She however dismissed the miller’s demands insisting that the 4900 price remains the legal price per ton.
Chesire assured the farmers that the authority has plans to establish farmers who comply with the inflation of their cane prices by paying them a certain amount of money and other benefits even though they are waiting for the passage of the law in parliament before starting implementation.
