Kenya to import 540,000 tonnes of maize from Zambia to bridge deficit

Baita Trading Company Limited Director Martin Kinoti said the agreement followed two weeks of negotiations between the two sides...

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Kenya has secured a deal to import 540,000 metric tonnes of non-GMO white maize from Zambia to address a significant grain deficit.

The maize will be imported by Baita Trading Company Limited.
The agreement was made with Zambia’s Food Reserve Agency (FRA).
This import comes amid depressed local production due to drought and follows a proposal for 3 million tonnes of duty-free maize.

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