{"id":9615,"date":"2020-07-09T16:09:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T12:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/?p=9615"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:44:58","slug":"the-government-of-makueni-county-of-kenya-launched-a-marketplace-on-cs-cart-to-connect-farmers-and-traders-with-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cs-cart.com\/blog\/the-government-of-makueni-county-of-kenya-launched-a-marketplace-on-cs-cart-to-connect-farmers-and-traders-with-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Government of Makueni County of Kenya Launched a Marketplace on CS-Cart to Connect Farmers and Traders with Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Within our support campaign for non-profit and governmental organizations, we have recently issued a free Multi-Vendor license to the Government of Makueni County in Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government has launched a marketplace<\/a> on CS-Cart Multi-Vendor<\/a> to allow regional farmers and traders to sell their products directly to the market avoiding middlemen. This has become a real problem since the COVID-19 pandemic started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The official statement of the Makueni County Government<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traders and farmers within Makueni county have experienced difficulties in the selling of their produce\/products due to brokers and other middlemen who have taken advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to exploit them. It has been difficult for them to get real-time market information and sell their products directly to the market. This has led to poor sales by traders, exploitation, and post-harvest losses on fruits and vegetables being spoilt before reaching the market. On the other hand, consumers cannot get basic commodities at fair prices due to the brokers\u2019 exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advances in technology need to bridge the gap between the citizen and the market place and provide a reliable and efficient medium for the citizens in different areas of the county to access markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This system, a technology-based solution, will give the citizens a chance to advertise their products efficiently and conveniently, get real-time information on the market place, inform the citizens of the market price for their goods and allow them to compare and sell to those offering a favorable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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