date:Sep 26, 2018
Agricultural supply platform Twiga Foods has announced plans to set up facilities to test fruits and vegetables for pesticide residues. Under the Sh23 million (194) plan, Twiga will become the first Kenyan company to regularly test maximum residue levels.
The periodic testing of produce is meant to address consumer concerns over contamination of agricultural produce with agrochemicals. On average, Twiga handles 130 tons of produce daily. The firm said in a statement that besides testing samples