The move by the government to order the registration of all brokers dealing with farm and agricultural produce has been lauded by Nakuru Agriculture County Executive (CeC) Stanley Chepkwony.
Speaking on Monday in his office, Chepkwony said that the registration of all brokers will help in cushioning farmers from exploitation and ensuring that consumers’ interests are protected.
The CeC said that the decision by the government will help in controlling prices of agricultural produce in counties and taming some brokers who take advantages of those farmers who cannot reach markets to sell their produce.
“If all brokers are registered then this black market business will come to an end and county governments will be able to determine prices of most agricultural produce. This will ensure that farmers benefit from their hard work and consumers will also get the best quality produce from farmers,” said Chepkwony.
“Everybody will get his rightful share and no one will rip from where they never sow,” said Chepkwony adding that registration will block all the loopholes being used by brokers to make quick money from farmers.
Last week the government through Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFD) ordered all commercial and small scale brokers in the agriculture sector to register with their respective county governments in what was termed as one way of breaking broker dominance and exploitations in the sector.