Bags of Maize at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) warehouse in Nakuru. [File, Standard]
Most warehouses for storage of farm produce are said to be substandard, which is now being blamed for increased post-harvest losses in the country.
The Warehouse Receipt System Council (WRSC) says it cannot certify these warehouses as they are not up to the stipulated standards.
This is why the council is proposing standardisation in construction to ease the certification challenges.
The challenge of substandard or adequate warehouses for storage of farm produce has been captured in the latest study conducted by the Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya and the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC).
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