Maize shortage continues to bite as traders source it from neighbouring states

Traders transporting maize along Ziwa-Chebarus area within Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Lack of a national strategic food reserve, high fertiliser and fuel costs have been cited as among the leading factors that caused the raging maize crisis in the country.

Players in the cereals sector note that producers, including large-scale and subsistence farmers, released all their stocks including surplus to the market owing to high demand.