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(Ecofin Agency) - Few days after it imposed an embargo on maize imports from Tanzania and Uganda, the Kenyan government announced today it has lifted the ban. Resumption is however subject to better and stricter compliance with phytosanitary requirements. According to Peter Munya, Minister of Agriculture, maize exporters to Kenya will now have to register with the relevant authorities and provide certificates of origin for clearance of their goods at border checkpoints. They will also be required to present a certificate of compliance with standards on aflatoxin limits; a mycotoxin that is kn...

Daily Monitor Thursday March 11 2021 Summary Mr Fred Muwema says: We should, however, do something about aflatoxins and resume the lucrative maize exports. Advertisement The past few days have left some Ugandans who know in a spot of bother because of the story of Kenya banning export of Ugandan maize contaminated with aflatoxins. The Daily Monitor online delivered another headline on March 8 titled: “Kenya adds maize, chicken and eggs on list of banned Ugandan exports.” It is reported in that story that the ban will hold back about 350,000 tonnes of maize exported annually to Kenya. This...

Daily Monitor Wednesday February 24 2021 Summary The 1995 Constitution recognises the right to adequate food and other economic, social and cultural rights, and has committed as a matter of directive principle of State policy to ensure food security and nutrition for all. Advertisement While Uganda is considered as the food basket of East Africa, some families are still going hungry, many children are malnourished, and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise.  The World Day of Social Justice celebrated every year is an opportunity to draw everyone’s attention to socia...

Kyle Henninger got an unwelcome surprise last fall when he sent three loads of corn to the mill. His go-to buyer rejected the grain because it tested too high for aflatoxin — a fungal byproduct that the Lehigh Valley farmer had never faced before. “The corn looked as good as the other corn looked,” he said. Henninger was far from the only Pennsylvania corn grower to deal with aflatoxin in the 2020 crop. The aspergillus fungus that produces the toxin prefers hot, dry conditions, which prevailed last summer, especially in the central and western parts of the state. “We reall...

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