Kenya: Macadamia Farmers Rue Return of Brokers As Incomes Dip

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Kenya: Macadamia Farmers Rue Return of Brokers As Incomes Dip

[Nation] On a chilly Monday evening, Mr James Gakuru, a farmer from Othaya in Nyeri County, parades his macadamia nuts in the streets of Nyeri town waiting for a buyer.

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