WongNamba:
On average, how many kgs of nut in shell are grade AA nuts from the total harvest of the average farmer? I mean, wengine go so far as to shake the trees vitu mbichi zianguke wauze… Couple that with nutrient and water deficiencies, what % of a total harvest ni kitu smart in terms of thin shell/kernel size, oil content etc to compete favourably na wasito World Market like the Aussies? Processors have to sift through a lot of what they get from farmers, collect whatever they can get that meets international grade then price accordingly to cater for all the contingencies… Wananunua whole batch from a farmer at say 170 a kilo but even if they got a tonne from the farmer, may be only 70kg would be high grade… Na hiyo 70 kg itafaa imebeba mzigo mzima for the entire batch… Lower quality nuts in the batch may be sold locally or pressed for oil, the resultant cake for cattle feed, husks for energy or ground for inert growing media etc… That being said, if farmers upped their quality of produce na wapate co-op ambayo haiwachezi, they could garner much higher returns on the world market
I get your point and it’s valid. I had a chance to discuss with a guy who worked there. He told me the yield of the kennel is about 30 to 36% considering moisture loss and the shell. This year the price at farms was shs85 and it soon dropped to shs60
mbwakali:
Well. He’s not wholly to blame. The real culprit ni Mzungu masked behind IMF/world bank . This are intended effects za SAP’s forced down Kenyans throats during Moi error in the 90’s . Whatever happened to NCPB, KCC ,KMC etc(looting aside) was not all accident ,it was by design.
Was wondering how long it would be before someone blames evil white men:D
IMF SAPs came to Kenya for the simple reason that Moi bankrupted the country. The whites didn’t tell Moi to loot the place dry FYI.
How is the Judiciary pro-corruption?
Kenya Railways was finished in the 80s and 90s after Moi appointed cronies stole everything that wasn’t nailed down.
Briefly revived under Kibaki, its now finished under Moi’s political god son with his SGR delusions.
On this thread they’re saying you’re the dumb one so you calling me dumb is like a tantrum from a little baby. Go to the corner and suck on your thumb
bandwagon fallacy. go to back to critical thinking school “BOY”!
Not bandwagon I too really believe you’re dumb.
Shiiiiieeeeeee… Kulikua kubaya ivi this Corona year? Henyway sector zote were hit pretty bad probably this one wouldn’t have been an exception
Yeap. Those who sold early were lucky
WongNamba:
On average, how many kgs of nut in shell are grade AA nuts from the total harvest of the average farmer? I mean, wengine go so far as to shake the trees vitu mbichi zianguke wauze… Couple that with nutrient and water deficiencies, what % of a total harvest ni kitu smart in terms of thin shell/kernel size, oil content etc to compete favourably na wasito World Market like the Aussies? Processors have to sift through a lot of what they get from farmers, collect whatever they can get that meets international grade then price accordingly to cater for all the contingencies… Wananunua whole batch from a farmer at say 170 a kilo but even if they got a tonne from the farmer, may be only 70kg would be high grade… Na hiyo 70 kg itafaa imebeba mzigo mzima for the entire batch… Lower quality nuts in the batch may be sold locally or pressed for oil, the resultant cake for cattle feed, husks for energy or ground for inert growing media etc… That being said, if farmers upped their quality of produce na wapate co-op ambayo haiwachezi, they could garner much higher returns on the world market
Hi Wong, kwani you are in nuts business (forgive the pun). Wueh, ati mpaka cake ya gombe!