Rwanda potato farmers decry losses as move to curb middlemen fails

The potato wholesale hub was meant to protect farmers from exploitation by middlemen. PHOTO | FILE | NATION

Irish potato farmers in Rwanda continue to face hurdles as efforts to eliminate middlemen fail.

The government had restructured the potato market value chain by setting up a potato wholesale hub in Kigali. The wholesale market owned by Regional Potatoes Trading Ltd, was linked to 123 collection centres across the country.