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Agric. & Environment
Vanilla farmers at crossroads as prices continue to drop
Low-grade pods range from sh300-500, depending on the buyer.
A farmer sorting vanilla pods. The pods have shed value, leaving farmers counting losses. Photo by Stephen Nuwagira
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
Apollo Bigirwa is a frustrated man. The vanilla farmer’s frustration stems from the loss occasioned by the big reduction in vanilla prices over the past two seasons.
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