| Updated Thu, July 20th 2017 at 12:37 GMT +3NAROK, KENYA: The Agriculture Ministry has announced an increment in wheat prices from Sh3,000 per 90kg bag to Sh3,400 as production in Narok expected to drop by 50 percent due to erratic rainfall. Wheat production in Narok is anticipated to drop to about 1.2Million bags due to unfavorable weather patterns occasioned by prolonged dry spell experienced early in the season. Dr Lesiyampe said to satisfy the local demand for wheat, the government will import over 70 percent of the cereals as local farmers can only produce remaining 30 percent. "This year, we are expecting to get as little as 1.2Million bags of wheat from Narok due to bad weather patterns occasioned by the recent drought forcing us to import more from outside to meet the demand,"said Lesiyampe. ALSO READ: Drought-hit herders cash in on manureThe Agriculture PS spoke in Narok where he witnessed the release of over 1000 title deeds to farmers by AFC after waiver announced an increase in the prices of wheat from the previous Sh3000 per 90kg bag to Sh3400.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2017 09:56 UTC