Small-scale farmers in Nakuru have been urged to embrace the Warehouse Receipt Systems (WRS) initiated by the National Government, to re-engineer credit access and cut down on post-harvest losses.
Deputy Governor Mr David Kones called on smallholder cereal and potato farmers to deposit their produce in certified warehouses and receive a warehouse receipt, which can then be used as collateral for loans. "We want to debunk the myth that WRS is a preserve of large-scale farmers.
This system is a crucial step towards modernizing small- scale agriculture and boosting farmers' earnings.
The system can go a long way in increasing lending opportunities for small-scale farmers, who mostly comprise youth, marginalized groups and persons living with disabilities for individual and national economic development," stated Mr Kones.
