Maize farmers fault limitation of grain deliveries as NCPB opens doors

Stacks of maize at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board depot. [File, Standard]

Large scale maize farmers in the North Rift region have protested the limitation of grain deliveries to the board even as the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) opens doors for last year’s produce.

The farmers said the move to limit maize deliveries to a maximum of 400 bags is unfair to large scale farmers who produce more than a thousand bags. Daniel Birech, a Uasin Gishu farmer, said more maize will remain in stores, leading to losses even as the planting season kicks in.