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Opinion: storage, not just prices, decides what farmers earn

A farmer who can wait a month often earns more than one who must sell at harvest.

Opinion: storage, not just prices, decides what farmers earn
Photo: Illustration: Furrowline Farm (synthetic)

At harvest, everyone sells at once and prices are at their lowest.

Clean, dry and safe storage in the village gives farmers the choice to wait.

Every village group should ask for a small warehouse before it asks for anything else.

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