World Bank consultant Mr Charles Mochama has urged tea farmers in Nyamira to apply for bank loans through their tea Sacco.
Speaking on Tuesday during a stakeholders consultative forum at Nyankoba Tea Factory, Mochama urged farmers to get loans from Equity and Family banks, where the World Bank has invested a lot to provide loans for farmers with a low interest rate of 8% per annum.
"The World Bank is making it easy for Tea farmers Saccos to access loans from the two banks with low interest rates, farmers should apply for the loans to boost their activities," said Mochama.
Despite the fact that this season farmers from the region received high bonus, Mochama has urged farmers not to rely on tea farming alone and to embrace opportunities available in tomato and onions farming for more income.
"There is need for tea farmers to practise different kinds of farming like onions and tomato farming because of the high demand in the region for the products," added Mochama.