Farmers in the North Rift have protested over a decision by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to stop buying their maize due to lack of funds. The farmers, who have been queueing outside the NCPB stores in Eldoret since Monday, now want the government to pay billions of shillings it owes the agency to enable resumption of business. Chesire added: "Many farmers withheld their produce waiting for prices to appreciate but now the prices are below the cost of production. Kipkorir Menjo, the director of Kenya Farmers Association said that the changing policies and laws in the agriculture sector have been inconsiderate to the farmers who now feel disenfranchised by the government. "Why would the country reconsider importing maize from other countries and flooding the market at the expense of locally produced maize?

Source: Standard Digital March 12, 2021 18:45 UTC