The Sh1 Billion Allocation to Boost Miraa Farmers in Kenya Is Godsend but Critics Have Their Concerns The recent move to allocate Sh1billion to boost miraa farmers in Kenya is a blessing to the farmers but market for the commodity still remains a big challenge. Until recently, miraa had been deemed a rejected crop following the controversies after the international ban in the European market in 2014. The situation changed two weeks ago when President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law, a bill categorising miraa as a cash crop. [continues 2152 words]