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    "id": 1476523,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Imenti, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Shadrack Mwiti",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important agenda. The agriculture sector is very important for this country because the economy is driven by agriculture. Having been a Director at Imenti factory, I wish to state that tea is currently the main cash crop of this country. We find that farmers are not benefiting considering the labour they exhibit in their farming. We find that there are too many middlemen in the sector and at the end of the day, farmers are not getting enough revenue or returns. When we consider the inputs that farmers use, like fertilisers, and the labour used in harvesting they do not tally with the returns that they get. It is our responsibility to see that farmers are well paid, especially by high-end value addition in our tea factories. The payments vary from one factory to another but the tea is sold in the same market. I concur with my fellow Hon. Members that the intermediaries between farmers and the market should be reduced. Payment should also be made on a timely basis once farmers deliver the produce to the factories. It is our responsibility to see that farmers benefit. Thank you."
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