Kenya Rolls Out Measures to Boost Corn Output, Curb Imports
A farmer tends to his corn crop in Kwasasi, Kenya.
Photographer: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced measures to reduce the cost of producing corn and curb imports of the grain that most homes in the East African nation depend on for starch.
Kenyatta said the minimum price for a 90-kilogram bag of corn is set at 2,500 shillings ($23), and he ordered millers to purchase all the grain that’s available locally before considering importation. The state-owned National Cereals and Produce Board will cut charges farmers pay to dry corn by 50% to 20 shillings and reduce storage fees by 70% to 3 shillings, Kenyatta said in an emailed statement.