Farmers in Kisii County have been cautioned against selling their harvests at throw away prices and instead wait for prices to go up and sell.
Addressing a public gathering at Kiogoro, Kisii based politician, Zaheer Jhanda said that most farmers in the county had a bounty harvest over the last season but farmers are selling their produce at cheap prices. Jhanda said farmers should desist from selling their farm produce when there is a glut of the same in the market and the prices are low. He instead told them to store the harvest for future use or sell it only when the prices appreciate.
“We all know that most farmers after harvesting sell their maize at a throw way price instead of waiting for the prices to go up and sell,” he said.
He added that the county, whose mainstay is agriculture, is 68 percent food secured thanks to both large and small scale farming. He, however, noted that many farmers face the challenge of post-harvest crop management which exposes them to challenges of protecting the grain from rotting.
He urged farmers to invest in value addition of their produce which extends their lifespan and increases the market margin.