News NCPB buys 2.7m bags of maize, the highest ever in one seasonTrucks deliver maize at the National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Eldoret. file PHOTO | NMGThe National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has bought 2.7 million bags of maize from farmers, the highest ever in one season. Agriculture Principal Secretary Richard Lesiyampe said the NCPB bought 2.3 million bags of maize after the government released Sh6 billion last year for the exercise. This comes amid protests from farmers in the North Rift over delays in paying them for maize delivered at NCPB depots. “NCPB has so far purchased over 2.7 million 90 kilogramme bags from farmers, which is the highest that it has ever bought in a single season,” he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2018 18:22 UTC