The County Government of Murang’a, under the leadership of Governor Irungu Kang’ata has allocated Ksh.80 million to facilitate the digitization of coffee farming in the county.
One of the intended use of the amount is to purchase state-of-the-art weighing machines that will send notifications to farmers once their coffee has been weighed.
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The money will also be used to replace the old eco-pulping machines installed during the colonial era with modern ones that consume lesser power.
Irungu said the allocation was aided by the passage of the supplementary budget by the county Assembly.
“Through this programme, I am fulfilling the pledge I made to people while I was looking for votes that I would empower coffee farmers,” he said.
The move to digitize coffee weighing demonstrates the commitment of the Murang’a county government to empower farmers, where a laboratory to test the quality of coffee was established recently.
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