# Kitui Sorghum Farmers Decry Lack Of Market Despite Bumper Harvest - Smart Food

> Sorghum farmers in Kitui County, Kenya, say they cannot find buyers despite a bumper harvest. They fear exploitation by middlemen and are asking the government to set market prices.

- Date: 2020-02-12 · published 2020-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54650-kitui-sorghum-farmers-decry-lack-of-market-despite-bumper-harvest-smart-food
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

This is a local Kenyan market issue with little effect on global sorghum prices, though a glut could weaken farmgate prices in the region.

## Sources

- smartfood.org: https://www.smartfood.org/project/kitui-sorghum-farmers-decry-lack-of-market-despite-bumper-harvest/

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