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Maize production in 2024 drops despite Govt claims of record harvest

Maize breeders' and researchers from KARLO view the new maize hybrid that is resistant to the Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) viral disease that has wreaked havoc across the country. [File]

Maize production in the country dropped by six per cent last year, according to latest data, contradicting reports government has been sharing that farmers had registered a bumper harvest, which would wean Kenyans off maize importation.

The lower production also casts doubt as to whether President William Ruto's programmes aimed at ensuring Kenya is food secure and no longer relies on imports are working.

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