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Prompt payment forces Maize Farmers to ditch NCPB

Maize farmers ditch NCPB and opt for dealers. Private traders go to homes and offer Sh2,500 per 90-kg bag

State agency urges farmers to deliver grain to depot and promises to pay them in time.

Farmers in the North Rift are shunning the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots and delivering maize to traders owing to prompt pay and competitive prices offered.

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