Farmers criticise plans by State to import maize

Kenya: Plans by the State to import maize from Tanzania have received criticism from a section of cereals farmers in the North Rift region, who have said the deal is 'ill-timed'.

Farmers who spoke to The Standard yesterday said the importation will coincide with the harvesting period and lead to a glut in the market, thus hurting local farmers. The farmers said pricing for the commodity will drastically drop when they have already spent heavily on inputs to produce grains.