Farmers in Kenya Saved from Post-Harvest Losses, Low Prices by New Warehouse Receipt System

By storing 10 metric tons of maize in a government-run warehouse and selling it in six months when the prices had improved, members of the Mwihoko Farmers Self Help Group in Kenya’s Nakuru increased their income from $2,100 to $2,410, an 11% increase. The Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) was launched in July 2020 by Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MoALFC) as a tool for reducing post-harvest loss and price exploitation by middlemen.