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    "id": 706273,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/706273/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We lose a lot of grains in the farms and in the stores because majority of our farmers are small-scale farmers who do not have the capacity or the knowledge of ensuring proper storage of grains and other agricultural products. That has led to losses to the farmers and the Government. The institutions that finance farmers such as Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) and the banks also go at a loss when farmers do not get any profit. It is not strange that some farmers have to buy food and even go without food in about two months after the harvest even in areas where there is high production like Trans Nzoia County.This is because they are small-scale farmers and are forced to dispose of the produce to meet their daily needs such as buying medicine for their children or paying school fees. Majority of the farmers depend on farming as a means of sustaining themselves. In most cases, they have to sell quickly to earn and pay loans thus they are sometimes forced to sell when the prices are not good.Seasonality of production and harvest happen at the same time and some farmers do not have stores. Some of them do not build stores because they do not own the farms hence they are forced to sell their produce at a throwaway price. There are cases where they do not make any returns. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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