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North Rift maize farmers seek higher produce prices for crop

Farmers harvesting Maize in Uasin Gishu County on August 31, 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

Maize harvesting in parts of the North Rift region has started in earnest with farmers and a section of leaders expressing mixed feelings on whether the State should declare producer prices or not.

Some farmers now want the government to shelve plans of announcing new prices for a 90kg (kilogramme) bag of maize but allow current market forces to prevail.

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