“Storage and broker charges are inevitable at the auction, and when price declines, the broker tends to hoard till the price gets better. Therefore, the producers have to pay the charges, but with direct sales, the costs of storage, transport and brokers’ fee is born by the buyer,” he said.
“Wamekuwa wakilala hata siku mbili bila kupata chakula cha uhakika tofauti na matunda wanayoyapata porini, hali ni mbaya kwa kweli, ninaiomba serikali kuingilia kati haraka kwani wanakijiji wanateseka na wengine wana watoto wadogo, kuna wagonjwa na wazee,” alisema.