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Agency wants NCPB to release Sh 11 billion for maize purchase

Maize silos and driers at the Eldoret National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot. [File, Standard]

Maize producers who harvested current season crop as early as October are staring at post-harvest losses due to high humid conditions and effects of pests as National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) stores remain closed.

Some farmers have also suspended harvesting due to heavy rains in parts of the North Rift.

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