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Bags of Maize at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) warehouse in Nakuru on March 15, 2021.[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
The Government is set to destroy over 1,200 bags of maize which is believed to have been imported from neighbouring Tanzania.
Authorities say the maize is contaminated with aflatoxin, a naturally occurring carcinogenic chemical.
According to Migori County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich, the maize is currently at Kehancha National Cereals and Produce Board depot under tight police security.
He said they will seek a court order to allow them to destroy the contaminated maize which was sampled at the Government laboratory.
Smallholder farmers to reap big as warehouse receipt system kicks off
Summary
The government has embarked on a campaign in the counties to sensitise the farmers, the devolved units and other stakeholders on the need to embrace the system, which is expected to revolutionalise farming activities.
The system is expected to solve the challenges smallholder farmers face related to inefficiencies brought about by a lack of a transparent and structured market.
Monday May 10 2021
By FRANCIS MUREITHI
Summary
The government has embarked on a campaign in the counties to sensitise the farmers, the devolved units and other stakeholders on the need to embrace the system, which is expected to revolutionalise farming activities.
Millers run out of maize as farmers hoard 16.7m bags
Thursday May 06 2021
By GERALD ANDAE
Summary
Farmers eyeing better prices for their produce are clinging onto more than 95 per cent of the country’s maize stocks, starving grain millers of supplies, a fresh audit shows.
Data by Agriculture ministry indicates that growers are holding 16.7 million bags of maize stocks out of 17.7 million bags.
Farmers eyeing better prices for their produce are clinging onto more than 95 per cent of the country’s maize stocks, starving grain millers of supplies, a fresh audit shows.
Data by Agriculture ministry indicates that growers are holding 16.7 million bags of maize stocks out of 17.7 million bags.