Zambia makes land available to Kenya to grow maize

Zambia and Kenya signed an agricultural collaboration agreement last week. Through the deal, Zambia will provide Kenyan farmers with 20,000 hectare plots of land to grow mainly maize which will then be exported to Nairobi, according to a statement made by Kenya's Secretary of the Cabinet for Agriculture (CS). , Mithika Linturi. Kenya is facing a sharp rise in maize prices, with both maize and maize flour prices doubling since 2020 as a result of severe drought. With a maize production of 3.2 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022/23, Kenya is expected to import about 700,000 tons of maize, according to USDA estimates. A slight decrease compared to 2021/22 (800,000 tonnes) but which remains very high. Maize imports had amounted to 222,000 tons in 2020/21 for a production of 4 Mt. As the country prohibits imports of ...