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Cartels taking over. Meffi sana
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Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and USAID in 2023 will record information such as their name, ID, their farm ID, the farm’s location and block number, a record of the inputs they used, i.e., fertiliser, pesticides, and their supplier, the harvest date, the best before date, and the quantity and weight of produce they’re looking to sell, among other details.
NHTS, which will be available to download on Google Play store will require farmers to put labels with Quick Response (QR) codes on their farm produce that will contain all the information above and can be scanned and retrieved by buyers or consumers.
The KS 1758 certifications themselves will be done by national and international certification bodies, including Bureau Veritas, which have keenly pursued the development of the compulsory standard. No information is yet available on the direct cost of the final certification process per farmer, but standard certifications typically cost from $3,000 to $6,000 each.
TradeMark Africa has not responded to requests for the funding rationale and impact analysis underlying the funding of Kenya’s mandatory KS1758 changeover.
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Its hard to believe .ke nyeuthi are currently totally powerless to do shit about all this.
Its even possible the whole ADANI deals thing is about diverting public attention while those horrible, insidious food sovereignty bill are passed huko nyuma