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Farmers ask President William Ruto not to regulate maize prices

President William Ruto greets members of the public soon after his inaguration on September 13, 2022 at Kasarani. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

Maize producers in the North Rift have said the directive by President William Ruto on lowering the cost of fertilizer should not be used to dictate grain market prices at end of the current season.

The farmers, who will soon be harvesting their crop, want the producer price to be at least Sh5,000 for a 90kg bag on account of the high cost of farm inputs they incurred during the planting season.

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