Smallholder Hass Avocado farmers affiliated with listed agri-business firm Kakuzi PLC(NSE: KUKZ) are set to enjoy a bonus of more than Sh10 million from their produce exports this year. Speaking when he confirmed the smallholders and out-growers bonus payout for 2024, Kakuzi PLC Managing Director Mr Chris Flowers said that notwithstanding the operating challenges this year, the firm is glad that the returns allowed for the bonus payment. Support for smallholders and out growers in Murang’a County and beyond, Mr Flowers said, is part of the firm’s operating ethos and is aptly captured in the recently launched Kakuzi PLC’s fourth Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, themed “Fostering Sustainable Development: Balancing Socioeconomic Growth with Environmental Stewardship”, which is aligned to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the United Nations Global Compact principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sustainability reporting standards.
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