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Farmers reject government’s maize price offer, warn of glut after bumper harvest

Maize farm

Farmers have rejected government’s offer to buy maize at Sh2,300 per 90kg bag.

This comes before the state clears Sh2.2 billion owed to farmers for their supplies to replenish Strategic Food Reserves (SFRs) in last season’s harvest.

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