A spot check by the Nation in the country’s traditional food basket shows many wheat farmers have reduced acreage under the crop. “Last season, I struggled to sell my wheat due to the cheap imports. AdvertisementMr George Kibet said he reduced the acreage under the crop by 50 per cent this season. “Most millers have shunned locally produced wheat for cheap imports, leaving us at the mercy of brokers,” he said. Reduced duty“The government reduced duty on imported wheat to 10 per cent, making local millers to flood the local market with cheap imports,” said Mr Kipkorir Menjo, a Kenya Farmers Association official.

Source: Daily Nation August 05, 2020 04:52 UTC