Murang’a county government start its annual subsidy on mangoes

Subsidies play a crucial role in supporting farmers, especially when the government buys their produce, like mangoes. Here are a few reasons why subsidies are important:

1. Income Support: Subsidies provide farmers with a stable income, helping them cover production costs and maintain their livelihoods, even when market prices fluctuate.
2. Price Stability: By purchasing mangoes at a predetermined price, the government helps stabilize market prices, preventing sudden drops that could harm farmers financially.
3. Encouragement of Production: Subsidies incentivize farmers to grow more mangoes, ensuring a steady supply of the fruit for local markets and possibly for export.
4. Rural Development: Supporting farmers financially helps stimulate the rural economy, creating jobs and improving infrastructure in farming communities.
5. Food Security: By ensuring that farmers can continue to grow and sell their produce, subsidies contribute to national food security, making sure there’s a reliable supply of food for the population.
6. Reduce post harvest loss: Mangoes are very perishable and the farmers have problem with storage, the county government buys the mangoes and store in their own cold room awaiting supplying to the final buyer