KFC to Start Sourcing Potatoes from Select Local Farmers
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- January 20, 2022
Kentucky Fried Chicken-KFC has started selecting farmers who will be contracted to supply the potatoes as the fast-food restaurant targets to start sourcing them locally.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya says the contracted farmers will start receiving certified seedlings for the varieties needed by international fast food eatery, once the process of selecting farmers is complete.
Kentucky Fried Chicken which has been grappling with challenges in sourcing potatoes from Egypt, has started the process of selecting farmers who will be contracted to grow the potatoes.
The contracted farmers will be supplied with potato seedlings by International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Potato farmers have been told to source alternative markets for their farm produce since only 5 per cent of the potatoes will be purchased by fast-food joints.
KFC has been hit with a potato shortage as Egypt where it sources frozen potatoes has been grappling with a 15 per cent reduction in production as well as increased demand for Egyptian potatoes in Russia.
This coupled with a 30 per cent VAT imposed on imported foods during the 2021/2022 budget has seen KFC consider sourcing potatoes locally.
