{"id":7918,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/7918/?format=json","text_counter":35,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(a) I am aware that lack of guaranteed and affordable credit to small-scale farmers for cane development is one of the key constraints to increased sugar production. (b) I confirm that the KSB entered into a contract with the AFC on 2nd November, 2006 for a period of five years to manage loan services to sugar-cane farmers. An amount of Kshs500 million was set aside for loans to individuals. The target number of beneficiary farmers depends on the size of land and amount applied. (c) I tabled the document which contained 1,052 farmers."}