Kenyan farmers to wait longer as cabinet fails to discuss yellow maize imports
Maize (Corn)
Kenya
Published Mar 6, 2023
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The Cabinet failed to discuss the importation of yellow maize for animal feeds.
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The Cabinet failed to discuss the importation of yellow maize for animal feeds, delaying further the long-awaited relief for farmers grappling with the high cost of meals. Processors were optimistic that feeds would be on the agenda when the Cabinet met last week, just a day after holding a meeting with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. The chairman of the Association of Kenya Animal Feed Manufacturers Joseph Karuri said they held a meeting with the DP on Monday who assured them the government would address the issue by allowing imports of yellow maize and other key raw material. Read: Animal feed makers to import 350000 tonnes of yellow maize “We held a fruitful meeting with the Deputy President and he agreed to our concerns in allowing duty-free importation of yellow maize and other raw material. He assured us that the matter would be discussed in the cabinet,” said Mr Karuri. A dispatch from the Cabinet on Tuesday did not list imports of yellow maize as one of the issues that ...
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