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How to dry your maize harvest in wet season

During this season of unrelenting rains, the traditional method of maize drying by spreading the grains on a polythene sheet to dry under the sun is not sustainable. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

As days go by, the rains seem to be unrelenting. As the rains hit harder, maize farmers are feeling the heat.

The Ministry of Agriculture estimates that the country will lose about 30 per cent of maize due to the rains.

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