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Maize farmers ask for better prices and more subsidies to make a profit

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Maize farmer Thomas Boen in Uasin Gishu County on August 31, 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

For the country's cereals producers, the year has presented mixed fortunes.

Distribution of subsidised fertiliser, good weather, uncontrolled rise in fuel prices, and the reopening of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots amid competitive prices in the informal sector are among the factors that defined their income.

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