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Over the past three years, maize farmers in the North Rift have been taking to the streets every harvest season to protest low prices and delayed opening of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots.
Several farmers have considered quitting maize production for other crops, citing high cost of farm inputs and low prices. The influx of cheap maize from Uganda and Tanzania have led to further decline of the prices, which have gone from Sh3,500 per 90Kg bag in 2013 to the current Sh1,400.
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