Farmers fall prey to conmen as demand for green maize rises

Green maize trader sort out the produce at Kisii County market on May 11,2016 morning after the arrival of the produce from other counties. Kisii town has been up to the supply of the produce to meet the demand of the ever increasing population. A single maize after roasting or boiling cost Sh20. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

A wave of theft targeting green maize is sweeping through farms in the North Rift.

Thieves and unscrupulous middlemen have been raiding farms, creating fear that some farmers might have little left to harvest.