When we deliver our maize to NCPB, we’re issued with a receipt which you can use to access a loan from banks, as well as access credit before selling your produce.
Jonathan King’eno Too
Framer Mauka Cooperative-Nakuru County
For all those farmers who have not joined, we are now going out to do campaign and to sensitize them to join the Warehouse Receipt System because for us whom we have known the Warehouse Receipt System, we have seen the fruits of it. We have benefitted from that. We have been protected from the brokers who are exploiting us year by year but now we’re safe.
Terer Benard
Chairman Mauka Cooperative – Nakuru county
I am really happy with WRS, because they took in my maize, being the first time they were able to pay me in time and the money really helped me.
Damaris Karanja
Farmer Trans Nzoia County
We really want to reach that point where at least all the value chains are brought together to access that system where farmers are guaranteed. Because this is about guaranteeing our farmers that they can produce and they have a place to store, have a place to sell and have a place to aggregate. So those are the issues that we want to look into and actually partner with WRS so that we’re really into it and also sensitize our farmers.
Hon. Leonard K. Bor
CECM Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries – Nakuru County
The WRS came at the right time. Trans Nzoia because of its geographical situation, we’re boarding other counties that produce maize. So, during harvesting, there is a lot of influx from our neighboring counties destabilizing prices. So, this system has really helped us because farmers will now be keeping their maize there as they wait for the right market price.
Simon Mwembe
Director of Agriculture – Trans Nzoia County
So far, we have registered 20 cooperatives that are dealing with maize and another 24 that are dealing with coffee value chain. We want them to participate in the Warehouse Receipt System, by aggregating their produce together and accessing the market together so that they can return to investment on their produce.
Hosea Serem
Director of Cooperatives Trans Nzoia County
We’re moving from individual farmers to cooperatives, that is aggregating farmers together. So, with this, most of the challenges will be addressed because we will not be dealing with one farmer. There is an aggregation of many farmers being put together with the aim of market access and of course have the financial bit, which they will now be able to access as a unit.
Phanice Naliaka
CECM Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Irrigation and Cooperatives
Usually during harvest time because every farmer is harvesting and selling their produce, there is a glut in the market so with WRS I was able to store my commodities from January to May where instead of selling at a low of Ksh. 2500 I sold it at a high of Ksh. 4,500 because I managed to get the best price.
Isaac Wachira
Farmer – Trans Nzoia County
One of the weaknesses our farmers have is access to credit and we’re hoping that through this system, they will be able to have access to credit using the warehouse receipt as collateral.
Fredrick Owino
Director of Agriculture Nakuru County
