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Trans Nzoia Deputy Governor Stanley Tarus (right) and a farmer during a campaign to encourage farmers to embrace the Hermetic grain storage bags in Trans Nzoia. [PHOTO: WILBERFORCE NETYA/STANDARD]
Farmers have been urged to buy the newly launched grain storage bags that are affordable and efficient.
With the hermetic storage technology (HST) comes specially designed storage bags that provide moisture and insect control without pesticides. The technology, launched by the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) this week, will save the country heavy post-harvest losses estimated at more than Sh50 billion.
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