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UAE firm to set up tomato farm plant in Kenya

A United Arab Emirates-based food processing firm plans to provide special tomato seeds for proposed tomato paste plant in Kilifi County through a joint venture with a local firm.

Delta Food Industries says it will start growing the tomatoes in March next year as part of its Sh1.63 billion ($16 million) investment in partnership with Milly Fruit Processors – known for its Picana range of juices.

The UAE firm plans to grow tomatoes on pilot basis for two years to inform the design of the planned processing plant.

Delta Food Industries director Shiraz Osman said the food processing plant will target to crash about 500 tonnes of tomatoes daily.

“Farmers in Kilifi will no longer need to export to UAE where most do not get the real value for their produce because we will buy their produce from within and at competitive prices,” Osman said.

Read more at The Exchange
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