New conditions for supplying maize to NCPB anger farmers

Lorries carrying maize from various constituencies with the North Rift region, queue as they wait for purchase by the National Cereals and Produce Board Eldoret branch. [Photo by Peter Ochieng/Standard]

Farmers in Uasin Gishu and Nakuru counties have protested against new stringent conditions set by the Government for supplying maize to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

Under the new measures, farmers will be vetted thoroughly in a move aimed at locking out businessmen who import maize for supply to NCPB.