Concerns are escalating among sweet potato farmers in Migori County as the only existing factory to consume their produce remained closed with no hope of operating any time soon.
The now moribund Getong'anya Sweet Potato plant was constructed on a strategy of opening up a steady market for farmers to sell their multi-hundred tonnes of the crop produced yearly within the region.
The Sh117 million-worth factory launched in early 2022 in Kuria West Sub-County was expected to process over 100 tonnes of sweet potatoes daily, giving the local farmers confidence of minting huge income from their deliveries at the plant.
The factory was meant to add value to the crop by producing potato chips and crisps, potato flavour juices and potato flours for making 'chapati and mandazi, among a host of other food items.
