Counties Farmers want NCPB functions transferred to countiesTrucks queue to deliver maize to the National Cereals and Produce Board, Eldoret depot. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMGCereal farmers in the North Rift region have petitioned the government to handover the National Cereals and Produce Board's (NCPB) functions to the devolved units. Their calls come amid the controversial exit of NCPB boss Newton Terer after failing to vet grain delivered to the State body at the expense of genuine farmers. Fertiliser subsidyGrowers also say that subsidised fertiliser from government benefits wealthy farmers at the expense of their small-scale counterparts who are the target of the subsidy. A recent Word Bank report points to disparity in distribution of the subsidised fertiliser, saying it mainly benefits middle and large-scale farmers.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 21, 2018 10:41 UTC