Inside Govt's Maize Import Plan as Food Shortage Looms

The programme will focus on increasing agricultural productivity, promoting value addition, and creating sustainable employment through agribusiness...

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Kenya's government plans to import 25 million bags of maize to avert a projected food shortage, according to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.

25 million 90-kilogram bags of maize will be imported.
The initiative is led by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and the Ministry of Agriculture.
The imports are a response to reduced harvests and a projected deficit of nearly 25 million bags, impacting the 2026 harvest.

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